Barbados vs Saint Lucia: Imports by region of origin, per unit of GDP

Barbados
0.1969 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Saint Lucia
0.2322 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Barbados rank
16th
Saint Lucia rank
14th

Imports by region of origin, per unit of GDP over time

  • Barbados
  • Saint Lucia
00.10.20.30.40.5196119922024

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 0.2322 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1969 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Barbados, a difference of 0.0353 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 16th and Saint Lucia ranks 14th of 201 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2623 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0754 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1869 current US$ per US$ of GDP Barbados
1990s 0.2149 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2552 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0403 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saint Lucia
2000s 0.2387 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2935 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0548 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saint Lucia
2010s 0.1831 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2945 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1113 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saint Lucia
2020s 0.2033 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2056 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports by region of origin, per unit of gdp, Barbados or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 0.2322 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1969 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports by region of origin, per unit of gdp between Barbados and Saint Lucia?
0.0353 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Lucia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Saint Lucia rank globally for imports by region of origin, per unit of gdp?
Barbados ranks 16th and Saint Lucia ranks 14th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports by region of origin, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports by region of origin, per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 10,114 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Imports by region of origin divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.