Vulnerability score, Capacity in Barbados
Barbados: Vulnerability score, Capacity was 0.3654 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vulnerability score, Capacity in Barbados, 2015–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.3654 for vulnerability score, capacity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerability score, capacity in Barbados peaked at 0.3709 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3272, in 2017.
Barbados ranks 144th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Vulnerability score, Capacity in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.3404 | — |
| 2016 | 0.3453 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3272 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3583 | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3637 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3644 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3709 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3654 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3654 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3654 | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.3654 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3199, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.3654 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5219, 70% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.347 | 0.3272 | 0.3637 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3663 | 0.3644 | 0.3709 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 141 Kyrgyzstan 0.3688 compare
- 142 Belarus 0.3687 compare
- 143 Kazakhstan 0.3678 compare
- 145 Uzbekistan 0.359 compare
- 146 Poland 0.3371 compare
- 147 Slovenia 0.3309 compare
More economy & growth data for Barbados
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 85.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerability score, capacity in Barbados?
- Vulnerability score, capacity in Barbados was 0.3654 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vulnerability score, capacity recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3709 in 2021.
- What is the lowest vulnerability score, capacity recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3272 in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for vulnerability score, capacity?
- Barbados ranks 144th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vulnerability score, capacity rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Vulnerability score, Capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ND-GAIN index is a global free open-source index, that measures a country’s current vulnerability to climate disruptions and assesses a country’s readiness to leverage private and public sector investment for adaptive actions. The IMF-adapted ND-GAIN index is an adaptation of the original index, adjusted by IMF staff to replace the Doing Business (DB) Index, used as source data in the original ND-GAIN, because the DB database has been discontinued by the World Bank in 2020 and it is no longer allowed in IMF work. The IMF-adapted ND-GAIN is an interim solution offered by IMF staff until the ND-GAIN compilers will review the methodology and replace the DB index.