Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Barbados
Barbados: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017. ▲ Rising
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Barbados, 1967–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 72.4% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Barbados peaked at 0.082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2017.
Barbados ranks 137th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Barbados, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.0478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1968 | 0.0429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0472 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0501 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0476 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0438 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0472 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0237 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +66.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0237 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0312 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0417 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0566 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0607 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0438 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.8% |
| 2011 | 0.082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +87.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0385 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -53.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0526 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -76.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +289.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0453 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -72.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 18% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +289.3% | 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2011 | +87.1% | 0.0438 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1970s | 0.0346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0501 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0607 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 134 Burkina Faso 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 135 Cambodia 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 136 Eritrea 0.0129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 138 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 139 Botswana 0.0124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 140 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0123 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 18.57 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 65.74 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 303.06 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Barbados?
- Primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Barbados was 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 137th out of 198 countries with data for 2017.
- Is primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. 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 Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Primary income receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.