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 ← Previous Page 13 of 15 Next →