Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Barbados or Panama?

Panama, at 36,550 against 28,060 in Barbados as of 2019.

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

59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Soybeans. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Panama: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

Barbados

28,060

in 2019

Panama

36,550

in 2019

Barbados rank

43rd

Panama rank

41st

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

Barbados
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 36,550 against 28,060 in Barbados, a difference of 8,490.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.3 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.

Barbados ranks 43rd and Panama ranks 41st of 165 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-1.44	1.22	2.67	Panama
1970s	0	9.5	9.5	Panama
1980s	0	731.5	731.5	Panama
1990s	11,820	679.3	11,141	Barbados
2000s	22,899	1,502	21,397	Barbados
2010s	24,964	23,110	1,853	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Barbados or Panama?: Panama, at 36,550 against 28,060 in Barbados as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Barbados and Panama?: 8,490, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Panama?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Barbados and Panama rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?: Barbados ranks 43rd and Panama ranks 41st of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Soybeans. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 165 places, 6,626 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.