Compensation of employees in Barbados

Barbados: Compensation of employees was 807.10 million current LCU in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
807.10 million current LCU
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
141st
of 156 countries
All-time high
906.11 million current LCU
in 2012
All-time low
701.29 million current LCU
in 2005
Years of data
14
2003–2016

Compensation of employees in Barbados, 2003–2016

0200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M1.0B2003200920162003: 783.0M current LCU2004: 738.4M current LCU2005: 701.3M current LCU2006: 721.8M current LCU2007: 809.1M current LCU2008: 832.7M current LCU2009: 882.3M current LCU2010: 885.1M current LCU2011: 893.3M current LCU2012: 906.1M current LCU2013: 895.6M current LCU2014: 826.4M current LCU2015: 809.8M current LCU2016: 807.1M current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 807.10 million current LCU for compensation of employees in 2016.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Barbados peaked at 906.11 million current LCU in 2012 and was at its lowest, 701.29 million current LCU, in 2005.

That places Barbados 141st out of 156 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 781.22 million current LCU 701.29 million current LCU 882.25 million current LCU 7
2010s 860.50 million current LCU 807.10 million current LCU 906.11 million current LCU 7

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 138 Fiji 1.08 billion current LCU compare
  2. 139 Seychelles 851.67 million current LCU compare
  3. 140 Bahamas 843.34 million current LCU compare
  4. 142 Belize 530.42 million current LCU compare
  5. 143 Saint Lucia 383.66 million current LCU compare
  6. 144 Samoa 351.29 million current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 156 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Barbados?
Compensation of employees in Barbados was 807.10 million current LCU in 2016, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 906.11 million current LCU in 2012.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 701.29 million current LCU in 2005.
How does Barbados rank for compensation of employees?
Barbados ranks 141st out of 156 countries with data for 2016.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Compensation of employees (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Compensation of employees (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 4,496 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.