Barbados vs Lesotho: Imports of goods, services and primary income
Imports of goods, services and primary income over time
- Barbados
- Lesotho
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 2.54 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.26 billion BoP, current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 276.16 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 164th and Lesotho ranks 166th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 338.58 million BoP, current US$ | 253.40 million BoP, current US$ | 85.18 million BoP, current US$ | Barbados |
| 1980s | 744.07 million BoP, current US$ | 807.36 million BoP, current US$ | 63.28 million BoP, current US$ | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.46 billion BoP, current US$ | 370.99 million BoP, current US$ | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 543.48 million BoP, current US$ | Barbados |
| 2010s | 2.79 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.46 billion BoP, current US$ | 331.15 million BoP, current US$ | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income, Barbados or Lesotho?
- Barbados, at 2.54 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.26 billion BoP, current US$ in Lesotho as of 2017.
- What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income between Barbados and Lesotho?
- 276.16 million BoP, current US$, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Lesotho?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
- How do Barbados and Lesotho rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income?
- Barbados ranks 164th and Lesotho ranks 166th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.