Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Barbados
Barbados: Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current was 0.0616 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Barbados, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.0616 units per square kilometre for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 19.3% on the previous year and up 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Barbados peaked at 0.0616 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Barbados 57th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1972 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1974 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1975 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1978 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1982 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1999 | 0.018 units per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0243 units per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0283 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0352 units per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0317 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0344 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0346 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0532 units per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0516 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0616 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0616 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0114 units per square kilometre, 5.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0616 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0127 units per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.014 units per square kilometre | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | 0.018 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0273 units per square kilometre | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0408 units per square kilometre | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | 0.0616 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 54 Haiti 0.0645 units per square kilometre compare
- 55 Malawi 0.0632 units per square kilometre compare
- 56 Pakistan 0.0623 units per square kilometre compare
- 58 Malta 0.0572 units per square kilometre compare
- 59 Iceland 0.0525 units per square kilometre compare
- 60 Nepal 0.0503 units per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Barbados
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -64.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 55.55 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -66.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 40.56 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0583 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Barbados?
- Capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Barbados was 0.0616 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0616 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Barbados rank for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Barbados ranks 57th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.