Barbados vs Switzerland: Trade in services
Barbados
37.8%
in 2017
Switzerland
39.2%
in 2025
Barbados rank
49th
Switzerland rank
47th
Trade in services over time
- Barbados
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 39.2% against 37.8% in Barbados, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 49th and Switzerland ranks 47th of 200 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.2% | 8.8% | 38.3% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 40.2% | 11.0% | 29.2% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 44.0% | 12.1% | 32.0% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 45.8% | 30.2% | 15.6% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 34.8% | 1.5% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade in services, Barbados or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 39.2% against 37.8% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in trade in services between Barbados and Switzerland?
- 1.4%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Switzerland?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
- How do Barbados and Switzerland rank globally for trade in services?
- Barbados ranks 49th and Switzerland ranks 47th 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.