Barbados vs Spain: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Barbados
28.2%
in 2024
Spain
27.3%
in 2024
Barbados rank
119th
Spain rank
122nd
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Spain
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 28.2% against 27.3% in Spain, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 119th and Spain ranks 122nd of 201 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.8% | 8.6% | 48.2% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 60.7% | 11.0% | 49.7% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 41.1% | 13.7% | 27.4% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 33.5% | 17.8% | 15.8% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 24.3% | 11.9% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 25.5% | 2.6% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 28.8% | 0.0% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Barbados or Spain?
- Barbados, at 28.2% against 27.3% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Barbados and Spain?
- 0.9%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Spain rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 119th and Spain ranks 122nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).