Consumer price index in Barbados
Barbados: Consumer price index was 146.53 2010 = 100 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Consumer price index in Barbados, 1966–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 146.53 2010 = 100 for consumer price index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer price index in Barbados peaked at 146.53 2010 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.14 2010 = 100, in 1966.
Barbados ranks 118th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.64 2010 = 100 | 6.14 2010 = 100 | 7.24 2010 = 100 | 4 |
| 1970s | 15.8 2010 = 100 | 7.76 2010 = 100 | 25.69 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.68 2010 = 100 | 29.4 2010 = 100 | 49.59 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.58 2010 = 100 | 51.12 2010 = 100 | 65.69 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.35 2010 = 100 | 67.29 2010 = 100 | 94.5 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 117.73 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 130.25 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 143.47 2010 = 100 | 138.81 2010 = 100 | 146.53 2010 = 100 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 115 Hong Kong 147.16 2010 = 100 compare
- 116 Netherlands 146.91 2010 = 100 compare
- 117 Congo 146.54 2010 = 100 compare
- 119 Belgium 145.66 2010 = 100 compare
- 120 New Zealand 144.86 2010 = 100 compare
- 121 Equatorial Guinea 144.38 2010 = 100 compare
More financial sector data for Barbados
- Domestic credit to private sector 59.7% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 21.0% (2023)
- Broad money 97.5% (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 59.7% (2023)
- Net foreign assets 2.26 billion current LCU (2023)
- Net domestic credit 12.13 billion current LCU (2023)
- Net migration -87 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.26 (2017)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 59.6% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 2 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer price index in Barbados?
- Consumer price index in Barbados was 146.53 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest consumer price index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 146.53 2010 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest consumer price index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.14 2010 = 100 in 1966.
- How does Barbados rank for consumer price index?
- Barbados ranks 118th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is consumer price index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Consumer price index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).