Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP in Barbados
Barbados: Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP was 51.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP in Barbados, 1993–2020
Source: World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 51.5% for total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp in 2020.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp in Barbados peaked at 82.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1993.
Barbados ranks 38th of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 15.8% | — |
| 1994 | 23.9% | +51.1% |
| 1995 | 22.2% | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 32.4% | +46.1% |
| 1997 | 45.4% | +40.2% |
| 1998 | 62.2% | +37.0% |
| 1999 | 69.0% | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 55.8% | -19.1% |
| 2001 | 60.2% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | -33.0% |
| 2011 | 82.1% | +103.8% |
| 2013 | 70.4% | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | -33.0% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 55.1% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 51.5% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.7% | 15.8% | 69.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 55.8% | 60.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 40.3% | 82.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 35 Mauritius 55.0% compare
- 36 Kazakhstan 51.7% compare
- 37 Zambia 51.6% compare
- 39 Iran, Islamic Republic of 51.2% compare
- 40 Jamaica 51.0% compare
- 41 Philippines 47.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp in Barbados?
- Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp in Barbados was 51.5% in 2020, according to World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1993.
- How does Barbados rank for total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 38th out of 98 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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End-of-year total market capitalization of listed domestic companies, divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.