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About

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.

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 2.76%,  from $114M in 2017 to $88.6M in 2022.

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

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

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as Celebrity Cruises (21) and Diageo Beverages (5) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Barbados to the United States. Conversely, Celebrity Cruises Inc. (21) and The West Indies Rum Distillery (5) were notable for importing products to Barbados from the United States.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, 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 2017 to $859M in 2022.

In 2017, 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 2.76%, from $114M in 2022 to $88.6M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage United States - Barbados

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Barbados in the exports of Mineral Products ($237M), Machines ($149M), and Foodstuffs ($67.4M).

During 2017, Barbados had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Foodstuffs ($27.4M), Instruments ($14.7M), and Precious Metals ($12.5M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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