Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Barbados
Barbados: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0242 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Barbados, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Barbados stood at 0.0242 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Barbados peaked at 0.0242 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Barbados 72nd out of 192 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.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1970 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1974 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0223 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0211 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0219 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0225 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0232 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0242 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0242 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0096 units per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0242 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0095 units per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.011 units per square kilometre | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0179 units per square kilometre | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | 0.0223 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0223 units per square kilometre | 0.0211 units per square kilometre | 0.0242 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 69 Angola 0.0249 units per square kilometre compare
- 70 Luxembourg 0.0247 units per square kilometre compare
- 71 Djibouti 0.0243 units per square kilometre compare
- 73 Nepal 0.0241 units per square kilometre compare
- 74 Netherlands 0.0241 units per square kilometre compare
- 75 San Marino 0.0239 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), current prices, domestic currency, per in Barbados?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Barbados was 0.0242 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0242 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Barbados rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Barbados ranks 72nd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), 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.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), 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.