Economy & Growth in Barbados

899 indicators covering economy & growth for Barbados.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Oranges — Producer Price Index 137.42 2025 up 37.2% 55th
Cabbages — Producer Price 4,767 LCU 2022 down 3.0% 57th
Other pulses n.e.c. — Producer Price Index 131.18 2025 up 31.0% 28th
Domestic material consumption per capita 6.36 tonnes 2024 up 8.3% 142nd
Other investment, Loans, Other Sectors (BPM6), Long-term 16.49 million US dollar 2013 down 99.6% 74th
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 3.3% 2024 up 450.0% 69th
Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 5.0% 2024 down 5.0% 174th
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Producer Price Index 105.53 2025 up 11.9% 76th
Share of global merchandise exports 0.0% 2024 155th
Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.5614 2020 up 2.7% 45th
Augmented Human Development Index (excluding income) 0.5176 2020 up 4.8% 45th
GDP per capita 8,204 international-$ in 1990 prices 2020 down 13.3% 63rd
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 34.9% 2024 down 11.4% 178th
Annual GDP growth 2.5% 2024 up 229.8% 143rd
Annual GDP growth 2.5% 2024 up 230.7% 134th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 4.0% 2024 down 69.9% 59th
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Producer Price Index 123.45 2025 up 23.2% 48th
Vulnerability score, Infrastructure 0.1604 2024 down 3.7% 147th
Bananas — Producer Price Index 106.75 2025 up 6.1% 64th
Cabbages — Producer Price 4,941 SLC 2021 up 2.8% 54th
Cucumbers and gherkins — Producer Price 3,366 LCU 2022 up 23.1% 60th
Lettuce and chicory — Producer Price Index 237.47 2025 up 138.2% 13th
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita 7.44 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 13.9% 45th
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education 14.2% 2025 down 20.3% 72nd
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material 0.2576 2022 down 0.9% 195th
Current account balance as a share of GDP -5.2% 2017 up 29.7% 143rd
Carrots and turnips — Producer Price 6,875 LCU 2022 up 14.2% 42nd
Cabbages — Producer Price 2,470 USD 2021 up 2.8% 4th
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP -5.2% 2017 up 29.8% 149th
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of 1.5% 2017 down 49.5% 119th
Cauliflowers and broccoli — Producer Price Index 90.56 2025 down 11.3% 74th
Other investment, Loans, Other Sectors (BPM6), Short-term 1.65 million US dollar 2013 down 94.0% 70th
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price Index 108.22 2025 up 16.9% 64th
Annual broad money growth 0.9% 2023 down 75.1% 163rd
Net portfolio investment 67.99 million usd 2017 up 31.8% 80th
Portfolio investment, net 67.99 million 2017 up 31.8% 84th
Agriculture value added share of GDP 1.8% 2024 down 6.4% 166th
Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP 51.5% 2020 up 27.8% 38th
Lemons and limes — Producer Price Index 136.31 2025 up 39.0% 43rd
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added 38.1% 2022 unchanged 36th
Taxes as a share of cigarette price 43.0% 2022 down 10.8% 130th
Total reserves in months of imports 1.26 ratio 2017 down 66.2% 153rd
Cucumbers and gherkins — Producer Price 2,584 SLC 2021 up 0.2% 60th
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price 3,340 LCU 2002 up 9.2% 82nd
Carrots and turnips — Producer Price 6,518 SLC 2021 up 9.1% 41st
Value of exported goods as a share of GDP 11.2% 2014 down 28.0% 165th
Cantaloupes and other melons — Producer Price Index 155.25 2025 up 61.2% 27th
Carrots and turnips — Producer Price 3,259 USD 2021 up 9.1% 3rd
Cucumbers and gherkins — Producer Price 1,292 USD 2021 up 0.2% 27th
Eggplants (aubergines) — Producer Price Index 129.77 2025 up 27.8% 45th
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP 23.4% 2016 down 7.4% 26th
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP -28.8% 2016 down 7.0% 95th
Total official flows (disbursement) for Aid for Trade, by recipient 11.29 2010 138th
Total official flows (commitments) for Aid for Trade, by recipient 0.5135 2010 160th
Share of global services exports 0.0% 2022 down 33.3% 113th
Annual broad money growth 0.9% 2023 down 75.0% 154th
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price 4,409 LCU 2002 unchanged 82nd
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price 3,340 SLC 2002 up 9.2% 81st
People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita 885.03 affected per 100,000 people 2024 53rd
Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - CPA 2.1 1.03 US dollars, exchange rate converted 2024 up 1.3% 40th