Barbados vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Trade in services
Trade in services over time
- Barbados
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 37.8% against 6.2% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 31.6%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 6.1 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 49th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 46th of 200 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.6% | 5.7% | 33.9% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 44.0% | 10.5% | 33.6% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 45.8% | 10.4% | 35.4% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 7.4% | 28.9% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade in services, Barbados or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Barbados, at 37.8% against 6.2% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2017.
- What is the difference in trade in services between Barbados and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 31.6%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2017.
- How do Barbados and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for trade in services?
- Barbados ranks 49th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 46th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.