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Barbados
Barbados (UK: bar-BAY-doss; US: bar-BAY-dohss; locally buh-BAY-dəss) is an island country and microstate in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It lies on the boundary of the South American and the Caribbean Plates. Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown.
Inhabited by Kalinago people since the 13th century, and prior to that by other Amerindians, Spanish navigators took possession of Barbados in the late 15th century, claiming it for the Crown of Castile. It first appeared on a Spanish map in 1511. The Portuguese Empire claimed the island between 1532 and 1536, but abandoned it in 1620 with their only remnants being an introduction of wild boars for a good supply of meat whenever the island was visited. An English ship, the Olive Blossom, arrived in Barbados on 14 May 1625; its men took possession of the island in the name of King James I. In 1627, the first permanent settlers arrived from England, and Barbados became an English and later British colony. During this period, the colony operated on a plantation economy, relying on the labour of African slaves who worked on the island's plantations. Slavery con... [More]
- Last : 27,427.62
- High : 27,632.90
- Low : 27,258.06
- Max Fluctuation : 106.31
- Max Fluctuation % : 0.01%
- Open : 27,381.52
- Time : 19:20:14
- Yesterday : 27,381.52
- Change % : 0.17%
- Change : 46.1
- Last : 1,824.38 (BBD)
- High : 1,830.15
- Low : 1,817.06
- Max Fluctuation : 4.59
- Max Fluctuation % : 0.32%
- Open : 1,824.05
- Time : 19:20:13
- Yesterday : 1,824.06
- Change % : 0.02%
- Change : 0.32
- Last : 85.55 (BBD)
- High : 89.59
- Low : 85.48
- Max Fluctuation : 0.35
- Max Fluctuation % : 1.8%
- Open : 89.47
- Time : 19:20:11
- Yesterday : 89.49
- Change % : 4.61%
- Change : 3.94
- Last : 0.9507 (BBD)
- High : 0.9567
- Low : 0.9496
- Max Fluctuation : -
- Max Fluctuation % : -
- Open : 0.9552
- Time : 19:20:31
- Yesterday : 0.9553
- Change % : 0.48%
- Change : 0.0046
Barbados Currency Markets
Economic Indicators + Forecasts
Actual
Forecast
Indicator | Last | Time | Previous | Metric |
---|---|---|---|---|
Balance of Trade |
-273933 | 23 Jul | -276888 | BBD Thousand |
Bank Lending Rate |
4 | 23 May | 4 | percent |
CPI Housing Utilities |
109 | 23 Jun | 109 | points |
CPI Transportation |
124 | 23 Jun | 122 | points |
Competitiveness Index |
58.9 | 19 Dec | 4.19 | Points |
Competitiveness Rank |
77 | 19 Dec | 72 | |
Consumer Price Index CPI |
114 | 23 Jun | 114 | points |
Coronavirus Cases |
107794 | 23 May | 107566 | Persons |
Coronavirus Deaths |
479 | 22 Jul | 478 | Persons |
Coronavirus Vaccination Rate |
136 | 23 May | 136 | doses per 100 people |
Coronavirus Vaccination Total |
381715 | 23 May | 381710 | doses |
Corporate Tax Rate |
5.5 | 22 Dec | 5.5 | percent |
Corruption Index |
65 | 22 Dec | 65 | Points |
Corruption Rank |
29 | 22 Dec | 29 | |
Credit Rating |
22 | 23 Jul | ||
Crude Oil Production |
1 | 22 Mar | 1 | BBL/D/1K |
Current Account |
-620 | 20 Dec | -256 | BBD Million |
Current Account to GDP |
-10.8 | 22 Dec | -10.9 | percent of GDP |
Deposit Interest Rate |
0.15 | 22 Dec | 0.15 | percent |
Ease of Doing Business |
128 | 19 Dec | 129 | |
Employed Persons |
122 | 22 Dec | 127 | Thousand |
Exports |
60789 | 23 Jul | 64560 | BBD Thousand |
External Debt to GDP |
49.8 | 21 Dec | 49.3 | percent of GDP |
Food Inflation |
4.3 | 23 Jun | 4.6 | percent |
Foreign Exchange Reserves |
3133451 | 23 Jun | 3144124 | BBD Million |
GDP |
5.64 | 22 Dec | 4.84 | USD Billion |
GDP Annual Growth Rate |
10 | 22 Dec | -0.3 | percent |
GDP per capita |
16256 | 22 Dec | 14801 | USD |
GDP per capita PPP |
15107 | 22 Dec | 13755 | USD |
Government Budget |
-4.8 | 22 Dec | -5 | percent of GDP |
IP Addresses |
48577 | 17 Mar | 41808 | IP |
Imports |
334722 | 23 Jul | 341447 | BBD Thousand |
Inflation Rate |
4.5 | 23 Jun | 4.6 | percent |
Interest Rate |
2 | 23 Jul | 2 | percent |
Internet Speed |
6710 | 17 Mar | 5823 | KBps |
Personal Income Tax Rate |
28.5 | 23 Dec | 28.5 | percent |
Tourist Arrivals |
42765 | 23 May | 44418 | |
Unemployed Persons |
9.4 | 22 Dec | 9.7 | Thousand |
Unemployment Rate |
7.2 | 22 Dec | 7.1 | percent |
Indicator | Actual | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Metric |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bank Lending Rate | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | percent |
CPI Housing Utilities | 109 | 115 | 113 | 113 | 113 | points |
Consumer Price Index CPI | 114 | 115 | 117 | 119 | 118 | points |
Current Account to GDP | -10.8 | -8 | -7 | -6 | percent of GDP | |
Deposit Interest Rate | 0.15 | 1.15 | percent | |||
Food Inflation | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.2 | 3.2 | percent |
GDP | 5.64 | 5.8 | USD Billion | |||
GDP Annual Growth Rate | 10 | 2.8 | percent | |||
GDP per capita | 16256 | 16711 | 17246 | 17677 | USD | USD |
GDP per capita PPP | 15107 | 15530 | 16027 | 16427 | USD | USD |
Government Budget | -4.8 | -1 | 0.5 | percent of GDP | ||
Inflation Rate | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 | percent |
Interest Rate | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | percent |
Unemployment Rate | 7.2 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | percent |