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Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies and the easternmost island of the Caribbean region. It lies on the boundary of the South American and Caribbean plates. Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown.
Inhabited by Kalinago people since the 13th century, and prior to that by other Indigenous peoples, Barbados was claimed for the Crown of Castile by Spanish navigators in the late 15th century. 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 the introduction of wild boars intended as a 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 continued until it was phased out through most of the British Empire by the Slavery Abolition A... [More]
- Last : 110,917.25-
- High : 111,764.99-
- Low : 110,404.72-
- Max Fluctuation : 572.61-
- Max Fluctuation % : 0.25%-
- Open : 111,145.04-
- Time : 14:19:40-
- Yesterday : 111,168.53-
- Change % : 0.23%-
- Change : 251.28-
- Last : 3,329.16 (BBD)
- High : 3,334.11-
- Low : 3,290.59-
- Max Fluctuation : 12.92-
- Max Fluctuation % : 0.78%-
- Open : 3,294.43-
- Time : 14:25:00-
- Yesterday : 3,294.04-
- Change % : 1.07%-
- Change : 35.12-
- Last : 61.26 (BBD)
- High : 61.3-
- Low : 60.63-
- Max Fluctuation : 0.29-
- Max Fluctuation % : 0.34%-
- Open : 60.81-
- Time : 14:24:52-
- Yesterday : 60.84-
- Change % : 0.69%-
- Change : 0.42-
- Last : 0.8813 (BBD)
- High : 0.8866-
- Low : 0.8806-
- Max Fluctuation : --
- Max Fluctuation % : --
- Open : 0.8866-
- Time : 14:24:48-
- Yesterday : 0.8864-
- Change % : 0.58%-
- Change : 0.0051-
Barbados Currency Markets
Economic Indicators + Forecasts
Actual
Forecast
Indicator | Last | Time | Previous | Metric |
---|---|---|---|---|
Balance of Trade |
-231490 | 24 Sep | -281251 | BBD Thousand |
Bank Lending Rate |
4 | 25 Mar | 4 | percent |
CPI Housing Utilities |
108 | 25 Feb | 108 | points |
CPI Transportation |
117 | 25 Feb | 118 | points |
Consumer Price Index CPI |
112 | 25 Feb | 112 | points |
Corporate Tax Rate |
5.5 | 25 Dec | 5.5 | percent |
Corruption Index |
68 | 24 Dec | 69 | Points |
Corruption Rank |
23 | 24 Dec | 24 | |
Credit Rating |
30 | 25 May | ||
Crude Oil Production |
1 | 25 Jan | 1 | BBL/D/1K |
Current Account |
-641 | 24 Dec | -1026 | BBD Million |
Current Account to GDP |
-6.4 | 24 Dec | -8.6 | percent of GDP |
Deposit Interest Rate |
0.15 | 24 Dec | 0.16 | percent |
Employed Persons |
131 | 24 Sep | 126 | Thousand |
Exports |
96581 | 24 Sep | 60052 | BBD Thousand |
External Debt to GDP |
43.2 | 23 Dec | 41.1 | percent of GDP |
Food Inflation |
1.3 | 25 Feb | 1.4 | percent |
Foreign Exchange Reserves |
2953373 | 25 Mar | 2815163 | BBD Million |
GDP |
6.72 | 23 Dec | 6.26 | USD Billion |
GDP Annual Growth Rate |
4 | 24 Dec | 4.4 | percent |
GDP per Capita |
19734 | 23 Dec | 18959 | USD |
GDP per Capita PPP |
19224 | 23 Dec | 18470 | USD |
Government Budget |
-0.1 | 23 Dec | -4.8 | percent of GDP |
Imports |
328070 | 24 Sep | 341303 | BBD Thousand |
Inflation Rate |
-0.3 | 25 Feb | 0.6 | percent |
Interest Rate |
2 | 25 Apr | 2 | percent |
Personal Income Tax Rate |
28.5 | 25 Dec | 28.5 | percent |
Tourist Arrivals |
76938 | 25 Mar | 79406 | |
Unemployed Persons |
10 | 24 Sep | 10.6 | Thousand |
Unemployment Rate |
7.1 | 24 Sep | 7.7 | percent |
Indicator | Actual | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Metric |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Consumer Price Index CPI | 112 | 115.52 | 114.77 | 114.24 | 114.22 | points |
Current Account to GDP | -6.4 | -6 | -5 | -4.7 | percent of GDP | |
Food Inflation | 1.3 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3 | percent |
GDP | 6.72 | 6.89 | 7.03 | 7.24 | USD Billion | USD Billion |
GDP Annual Growth Rate | 4 | 2.5 | percent | |||
GDP per Capita | 19734 | 20228 | 20632 | 21251 | USD | USD |
GDP per Capita PPP | 19224 | 19705 | 20099 | 20702 | USD | USD |
Government Budget | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -1 | percent of GDP | |
Inflation Rate | -0.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2 | 1.8 | percent |
Unemployment Rate | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.7 | percent |