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General profile: Barbados

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
0.282 Millions
..
6 262 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 430 km²
5.04 %
4.87 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-7.5 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
359
429
483
461
Merchandise imports
1 604
1 569
1 618
2 109
Merchandise trade balance
-1 245
-1 140
-1 135
-1 649
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
1 %1 %46 %46 %10 %10 %5 %5 %38 %38 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
1154943382611549433826
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
1 255
1 332
1 419
(e) 1 398
Services imports
522
670
713
(e) 468
Services trade balance
732
662
706
(e) 930
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
2.1
1.8
4.2
(e) 3.7
Travel
71.5
77.9
66.8
(e) 80.1
Other services
26.4
20.2
28.8
(e) 16.3
TRADE INDICES
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777764728887100111100837994798581891041099893102107104103103104100989795961021051069899
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+4.9 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
3 936
4 531
4 734
6 262
GDP per capita, current US$
14 646
16 462
16 968
22 179
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
3.96
-2.27
2.43
4.87
Current account balance, % of GDP
-12.60
-6.01
-2.09
(e) -8.31
Exchange rate (/US$)
2.000
2.000
2.000
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
76.512.017.135.143.276.512.017.135.143.2
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.1 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
390.06
446.34
417.91
224.90
FDI outflows
156.88
345.13
51.58
8.00
Personal remittances, % of GDP
2.40
1.81
4.19
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
85.285.285.285.285.285.2157.5198.0188.7191.0152.3147.381.9114.5101.2138.787.394.5129.1130.5125.1130.0113.22252002392622152422062694185921185274564462556154763423902281852289274FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Balance, % of GDP
-10.73
-9.15
-7.37
(e) -4.43
Balance, % of imports
-20.89
-19.25
-15.54
(e) -11.25
Normalized balance
-0.117
-0.107
-0.084
(e) -0.060
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
74786965818185868788928785868493909492
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 31%Urban 31%Rural 69%Rural 69%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.203 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
860
1 181
1 128
4 623
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
80 424
86 508
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
4.89
1.51
1.56
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
7.85
6.13
5.45
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 11 October 2024