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About

Barbados-United States Trade: In 2022, Barbados exported $88.6M to United States. The main products that Barbados exported to United States were Hard Liquor ($22.5M), Jewellery ($10.9M), and Base Metal Watches ($5.17M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Barbados to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.91%, from $114M in 2017 to $88.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Barbados did not export any services to United States.

United States-Barbados Trade: In 2022, United States exported $859M to Barbados. The main products that United States exported to Barbados were Refined Petroleum ($224M), Trunks and Cases ($20M), and Computers ($17.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Barbados have increased at an annualized rate of 8.81%,  from $563M in 2017 to $859M in 2022.

In 2022, United States did not export any services to Barbados.

Comparison In 2022,  Barbados ranked 176 in total exports ($393M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Barbados exported $88.6M to United States. The main products exported from Barbados to United States were Hard Liquor ($22.5M), Jewellery ($10.9M), and Base Metal Watches ($5.17M). During the last 5 years the exports of Barbados to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.91%, from $114M in 2017 to $88.6M in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported $859M to Barbados. The main products exported from United States to Barbados were Refined Petroleum ($224M), Trunks and Cases ($20M), and Computers ($17.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Barbados have increased at an annualized rate of 8.81%, from $563M in 2022 to $859M in 2017.

Exports from Barbados (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Barbados (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Barbados (Flag) and United States (Flag)

Barbados Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Barbados
Top Destination
United States$88.6M
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B

This map shows whether countries import more from Barbados or United States. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Barbados and United States or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Barbados than United States included North Korea ($62.3k) and Bonaire ($17.2k).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Barbados included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Barbados (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Barbados - United States

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Barbados and United States by product, considering products traded by both, Barbados and United States.

During 2022, Barbados had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Foodstuffs ($27.4M), Instruments ($14.7M), and Precious Metals ($12.5M).

During 2017, United States had a large net trade with Barbados in the exports of Mineral Products ($237M), Machines ($149M), and Foodstuffs ($67.4M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Barbados and United States. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Barbados indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Barbados.

Product Space of Barbados (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

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