Binding coverage, primary products in Barbados
Barbados: Binding coverage, primary products was 83.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Binding coverage, primary products in Barbados, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 83.8% for binding coverage, primary products in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, binding coverage, primary products in Barbados peaked at 90.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 83.8%, in 2021.
That places Barbados 42nd out of 158 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.5% | 90.3% | 90.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 90.4% | 90.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 89.2% | 90.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 83.8% | 83.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More private sector data for Barbados
- Merchandise exports 428.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 39.9% (2024)
- Food exports 43.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 52.6% (2024)
- Food imports 22.7% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 33.1% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.50 billion current US$ (2017)
- Transport services 16.1% (2017)
- Computer, communications and other services 69.8% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is binding coverage, primary products in Barbados?
- Binding coverage, primary products in Barbados was 83.8% in 2022, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest binding coverage, primary products recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest binding coverage, primary products recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.8% in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for binding coverage, primary products?
- Barbados ranks 42nd out of 158 countries with data for 2022.
- Is binding coverage, primary products rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Binding coverage, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Binding coverage is the percentage of product lines with an agreed bound rate. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).