Barbados vs Nicaragua: Share of food products in total merchandise exports
Barbados
43.5%
in 2024
Nicaragua
42.6%
in 2024
Barbados rank
46th
Nicaragua rank
47th
Share of food products in total merchandise exports over time
- Barbados
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 43.5% against 42.6% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 46th and Nicaragua ranks 47th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.8% | 47.3% | 38.5% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 57.6% | 53.7% | 3.9% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 23.9% | 65.1% | 41.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 40.6% | 74.2% | 33.5% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 76.8% | 38.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 52.7% | 20.5% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 45.1% | 3.7% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of food products in total merchandise exports, Barbados or Nicaragua?
- Barbados, at 43.5% against 42.6% in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of food products in total merchandise exports between Barbados and Nicaragua?
- 0.9%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Nicaragua?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Nicaragua rank globally for share of food products in total merchandise exports?
- Barbados ranks 46th and Nicaragua ranks 47th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Comtrade, WITS, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of food products in total merchandise exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of food exports divided by the total value of merchandise exports, expressed as a percentage.