Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Barbados
Barbados: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0078 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Barbados, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Barbados is 0.0078 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Barbados peaked at 0.0083 units per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Barbados ranks 27th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0078 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0041 units per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0078 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0011 units per square kilometre, 6.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 24 Italy 0.0086 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Nauru 0.0085 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Denmark 0.0084 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Trinidad and Tobago 0.007 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Ireland 0.0063 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Austria 0.006 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 gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Barbados?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Barbados was 0.0078 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0083 units per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Barbados rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Barbados ranks 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 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.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 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.