Agricultural raw materials imports in Barbados
Barbados: Agricultural raw materials imports was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural raw materials imports in Barbados, 1967–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.9% for agricultural raw materials imports in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural raw materials imports in Barbados peaked at 2.9% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2024.
Barbados ranks 111th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 3 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 108 South Korea 0.9% compare
- 109 Rwanda 0.9% compare
- 110 Dominican Republic 0.9% compare
- 112 Bolivia 0.9% compare
- 113 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9% compare
- 114 Ukraine 0.9% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Barbados
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Rural population 40.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 113,898 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 118.12 million current US$ (2024)
- Land under cereal production 0 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 2,793 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 1.1 metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 32.43 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural raw materials imports in Barbados?
- Agricultural raw materials imports in Barbados was 0.9% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest agricultural raw materials imports recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1969.
- What is the lowest agricultural raw materials imports recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for agricultural raw materials imports?
- Barbados ranks 111th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural raw materials imports rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.