Barbados vs Liberia: Imports of goods, services and primary income

Barbados
2.54 billion BoP, current US$
in 2017
Liberia
2.19 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Barbados rank
164th
Liberia rank
167th

Imports of goods, services and primary income over time

  • Barbados
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 2.54 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.19 billion BoP, current US$ in Liberia, a difference of 350.00 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 164th and Liberia ranks 167th of 200 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Liberia Difference Ahead
1970s 480.99 million BoP, current US$ 11.63 million BoP, current US$ 469.36 million BoP, current US$ Barbados
1980s 722.38 million BoP, current US$ 11.83 million BoP, current US$ 710.56 million BoP, current US$ Barbados
2000s 2.51 billion BoP, current US$ 1.75 billion BoP, current US$ 757.41 million BoP, current US$ Barbados
2010s 2.79 billion BoP, current US$ 2.14 billion BoP, current US$ 645.51 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 Liberia?
Barbados, at 2.54 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.19 billion BoP, current US$ in Liberia as of 2017.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income between Barbados and Liberia?
350.00 million BoP, current US$, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Liberia?
23 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2017.
How do Barbados and Liberia rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income?
Barbados ranks 164th and Liberia ranks 167th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,801 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.