Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Barbados
Barbados: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017. ▲ Rising
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Barbados, 1981–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Barbados is 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 70.5% on the previous year and down 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Barbados peaked at 0.0328 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2017.
Barbados ranks 114th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Barbados, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0174 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0328 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 2002 | 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0302 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.1% |
| 2006 | 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0215 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -70.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 24% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0328 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 111 Vanuatu 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 112 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 113 Mongolia 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 115 Algeria 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 116 Panama 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 117 Qatar 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Barbados?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Barbados was 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0328 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 114th out of 176 countries with data for 2017.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.9%. 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 Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.