Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Barbados

Barbados: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre was 758,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
758,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
down 61.1%
World rank
24th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.95 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
8,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 1976
Years of data
51
1967–2017

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Barbados, 1967–2017

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2017, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Barbados stood at 758,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.1% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 1.95 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1976.

That places Barbados 24th out of 198 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Barbados, 1967 to 2017.
Year BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Change
1967 9,703 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
1968 10,807 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +11.4%
1969 12,531 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +15.9%
1970 16,490 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +31.6%
1971 19,096 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +15.8%
1972 22,945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +20.2%
1973 27,508 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +19.9%
1974 9,169 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -66.7%
1975 12,885 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +40.5%
1976 8,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -31.3%
1977 11,958 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +35.1%
1978 12,485 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +4.4%
1979 22,658 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +81.5%
1980 53,433 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +135.8%
1981 76,688 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +43.5%
1982 86,251 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +12.5%
1983 99,660 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +15.5%
1984 120,153 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +20.6%
1985 123,949 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +3.2%
1986 171,498 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +38.4%
1987 187,433 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +9.3%
1988 192,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +2.4%
1989 176,121 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -8.3%
1990 230,513 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +30.9%
1991 229,681 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -0.4%
1992 202,578 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -11.8%
1993 236,537 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +16.8%
1994 253,619 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +7.2%
1995 287,040 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +13.2%
1996 327,470 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +14.1%
1997 306,686 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -6.3%
1998 349,079 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +13.8%
1999 387,109 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +10.9%
2000 431,833 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +11.6%
2001 487,356 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +12.9%
2002 526,549 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +8.0%
2003 564,226 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +7.2%
2004 681,958 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +20.9%
2005 744,544 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +9.2%
2006 1.14 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +52.7%
2007 1.04 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -8.2%
2008 991,416 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -5.0%
2009 1.21 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +21.6%
2010 870,281 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -27.8%
2011 1.09 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +24.9%
2012 1.22 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +12.2%
2013 1.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -5.1%
2014 1.79 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +54.6%
2015 1.17 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -34.6%
2016 1.95 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre +66.9%
2017 758,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -61.1%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 758,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 245,533 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 758,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43,534 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 17.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre 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.

YearChange FromTo
1980 +135.8% 22,658 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 53,433 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11,014 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,703 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,531 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3
1970s 16,404 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 27,508 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10
1980s 128,719 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 53,433 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 192,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10
1990s 281,031 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 202,578 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 387,109 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10
2000s 781,422 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 431,833 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.21 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10
2010s 1.25 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 758,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.95 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 21 Israel 969,852 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
  2. 22 Denmark 887,828 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
  3. 23 Germany 878,419 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
  4. 25 Andorra 744,170 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
  5. 26 France 572,107 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
  6. 27 Austria 527,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Barbados?
Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Barbados was 758,605 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 1.95 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2016.
What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 8,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1976.
How does Barbados rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 24th out of 198 countries with data for 2017.
Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. 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 Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) 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.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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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.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,137 data points, 1961–2023
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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) 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.