Barbados vs South Africa: Export quality index
Export quality index over time
- Barbados
- South Africa
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.9128 against 0.9079 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0049.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1963 it was South Africa ahead.
Barbados ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 48th of 166 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6945 | 0.8969 | 0.2024 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.7622 | 0.8402 | 0.078 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.7508 | 0.8458 | 0.095 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.7682 | 0.8473 | 0.0791 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.8575 | 0.8876 | 0.0302 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.8199 | 0.9002 | 0.0802 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher export quality index, Barbados or South Africa?
- Barbados, at 0.9128 against 0.9079 in South Africa as of 2014.
- What is the difference in export quality index between Barbados and South Africa?
- 0.0049, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Africa?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2014.
- How do Barbados and South Africa rank globally for export quality index?
- Barbados ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 48th 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
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.