Which has higher export quality index, Barbados or Costa Rica?

Costa Rica, at 0.921 against 0.9128 in Barbados as of 2014.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?

52 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Costa Rica: Export quality index

Barbados

0.9128

in 2014

Costa Rica

0.921

in 2014

Barbados rank

45th

Costa Rica rank

44th

Export quality index over time

Barbados
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.921 against 0.9128 in Barbados, a difference of 0.0082.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Barbados ranks 45th and Costa Rica ranks 44th of 166 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.6945	0.836	0.1416	Costa Rica
1970s	0.7622	0.9083	0.1461	Costa Rica
1980s	0.7508	0.8845	0.1336	Costa Rica
1990s	0.7682	0.8821	0.1139	Costa Rica
2000s	0.8575	0.9074	0.0499	Costa Rica
2010s	0.8199	0.9197	0.0998	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher export quality index, Barbados or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 0.921 against 0.9128 in Barbados as of 2014.
What is the difference in export quality index between Barbados and Costa Rica?: 0.0082, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2014.
How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for export quality index?: Barbados ranks 45th and Costa Rica ranks 44th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products)
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 166 places, 7,433 data points, 1963–2014
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.