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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

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
SEK/BBD Ask 0.2138 - 0.2116 0.214 0.00 0.99% 2025/05/23 Time 14:24
CNY/BBD Ask 0.284 - 0.2832 0.2841 0.00 0.28% 2025/05/23 Time 14:24
PLN/BBD Ask 0.5442 0.5445 0.5411 0.5449 0.00 0.50% 2025/05/23 Time 14:24
CHF/BBD Ask 2.4687 - 2.4594 2.4711 0.01 0.28% 2025/05/23 Time 14:23
NZD/BBD Ask 1.2155 1.2153 1.2028 1.2155 0.01 0.98% 2025/05/23 Time 14:23
CAD/BBD Ask 1.4775 - 1.4715 1.4777 0.01 0.41% 2025/05/23 Time 14:23

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