Barbados vs Libya: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP

Barbados

48.2%

in 2014

Libya

46.5%

in 2014

Barbados rank

71st

Libya rank

73rd

Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time

Barbados
Libya

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 48.2% against 46.5% in Libya, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 71st and Libya ranks 73rd of 193 countries.

Individual pages

Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Barbados
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Libya
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Unit: %
Source: Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 12,772 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Estimates correspond to merchandise import-to-GDP ratios for countries and regions. All ratios are taken at current prices. See source for more details.