ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Barbados
Barbados: ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate was -63.86 % change on previous year in 2017. ◆ Volatile
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Barbados, 1979–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2017, ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Barbados stood at -63.86 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 280.4% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Barbados peaked at 110.84 % change on previous year in 1979 and was at its lowest, -63.86 % change on previous year, in 2017.
Barbados ranks 187th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 110.84 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | 0.8319 % change on previous year | -99.2% |
| 1981 | 11.25 % change on previous year | +1252.4% |
| 1982 | 35.96 % change on previous year | +219.6% |
| 1983 | 42.15 % change on previous year | +17.2% |
| 1984 | -11.05 % change on previous year | -126.2% |
| 1985 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -117.8% |
| 1986 | 22.64 % change on previous year | +1054.6% |
| 1987 | 9.88 % change on previous year | -56.3% |
| 1988 | 56.79 % change on previous year | +474.6% |
| 1989 | -6.94 % change on previous year | -112.2% |
| 1990 | -16.21 % change on previous year | +133.5% |
| 1991 | 8.15 % change on previous year | -150.3% |
| 1992 | 63.99 % change on previous year | +684.8% |
| 1993 | 6.2 % change on previous year | -90.3% |
| 1994 | 87.27 % change on previous year | +1306.9% |
| 1995 | 9.79 % change on previous year | -88.8% |
| 1996 | 9.17 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 2.55 % change on previous year | -72.2% |
| 1998 | -3.68 % change on previous year | -244.0% |
| 1999 | -11.44 % change on previous year | +211.3% |
| 2000 | -0.0239 % change on previous year | -99.8% |
| 2001 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -15183.6% |
| 2002 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 3.46 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 6.05 % change on previous year | +74.9% |
| 2005 | 11.28 % change on previous year | +86.4% |
| 2006 | -19 % change on previous year | -268.4% |
| 2007 | -57.67 % change on previous year | +203.5% |
| 2008 | 20.79 % change on previous year | -136.0% |
| 2009 | 42.33 % change on previous year | +103.6% |
| 2010 | 2.64 % change on previous year | -93.8% |
| 2011 | -57.79 % change on previous year | -2285.6% |
| 2012 | 27.07 % change on previous year | -146.8% |
| 2013 | -12.16 % change on previous year | -144.9% |
| 2014 | -16.89 % change on previous year | +38.9% |
| 2015 | -11.78 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 2016 | -16.79 % change on previous year | +42.5% |
| 2017 | -63.86 % change on previous year | +280.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's -63.86 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.3 % change on previous year. (68 countries reporting)
- Barbados's -63.86 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4 % change on previous year. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +15183.6% | -0.0239 % change on previous year | 3.61 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -2285.6% | 2.64 % change on previous year | -57.79 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +1306.9% | 6.2 % change on previous year | 87.27 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | +1252.4% | 0.8319 % change on previous year | 11.25 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 110.84 % change on previous year | 110.84 % change on previous year | 110.84 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 1980s | 16.35 % change on previous year | -11.05 % change on previous year | 56.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.58 % change on previous year | -16.21 % change on previous year | 87.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.42 % change on previous year | -57.67 % change on previous year | 42.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -18.69 % change on previous year | -63.86 % change on previous year | 27.07 % change on previous year | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 184 Tonga -54.83 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Libya -55.26 % change on previous year compare
- 186 Sao Tome and Principe -63.13 % change on previous year compare
- 188 Papua New Guinea -72.61 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Ethiopia -72.88 % change on previous year compare
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ 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)
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- 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 ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Barbados?
- Ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Barbados was -63.86 % change on previous year in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 110.84 % change on previous year in 1979.
- What is the lowest ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -63.86 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Barbados ranks 187th out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Is ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in ICT service exports (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- ICT service exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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
The year-on-year percentage change in ICT service exports (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.