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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

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
BRL/BBD Ask 0.3961 0.3951 0.3941 0.3982 0.00 0.05% 2023/10/04 Time 19:16
DKK/BBD Ask 0.2908 0.2905 0.2901 0.2917 0.00 0.03% 2023/10/04 Time 19:16
MXN/BBD Ask 0.1147 0.1142 0.1137 0.1154 0.00 0.44% 2023/10/04 Time 19:16
NOK/BBD Ask 0.1877 0.1874 0.1871 0.1895 0.00 0.59% 2023/10/04 Time 19:16
PLN/BBD Ask 0.4708 0.4691 0.4659 0.4731 0.00 0.49% 2023/10/04 Time 19:16
SEK/BBD Ask 0.1863 0.1861 0.1858 0.1876 0.00 0.05% 2023/10/04 Time 19:16

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