Barbados vs Saint Lucia: Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports
Barbados
39.9%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
45.9%
in 2020
Barbados rank
81st
Saint Lucia rank
78th
Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports over time
- Barbados
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 45.9% against 39.9% in Barbados, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 81st and Saint Lucia ranks 78th of 196 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.3% | 21.8% | 24.5% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 70.8% | 30.7% | 40.1% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 56.6% | 28.5% | 28.1% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 25.9% | 24.4% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 52.1% | 4.3% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 45.9% | 9.6% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports, Barbados or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 45.9% against 39.9% in Barbados as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports between Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 6.0%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Saint Lucia rank globally for share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports?
- Barbados ranks 81st and Saint Lucia ranks 78th 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 manufactured 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 manufacture exports divided by the total value of merchandise exports, expressed as a percentage.