Barbados

72 indicators · 1800–2030 · 10,553 observations

Key series

All indicators

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National accounts and activity

IndicatorFrequencyCoverageObservations
Final consumptionconsAnnual1960–202465
Final consumption (% of GDP)cons_GDPAnnual1960–202465
Final consumption (USD)cons_USDAnnual1960–202465
GDP deflatordeflatorAnnual · also Quarterly1960–203071
Gross fixed capital formationfinvAnnual1950–202467
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)finv_GDPAnnual1950–202467
Gross fixed capital formation (USD)finv_USDAnnual1950–202467
Government consumptiongconsAnnual1950–202467
Government consumption (% of GDP)gcons_GDPAnnual1950–202467
Government consumption (USD)gcons_USDAnnual1950–202467
Household consumptionhconsAnnual1960–202465
Household consumption (% of GDP)hcons_GDPAnnual1960–202465
Household consumption (USD)hcons_USDAnnual1960–202465
Gross capital formationinvAnnual1950–203073
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)inv_GDPAnnual1950–203073
Gross capital formation (USD)inv_USDAnnual1950–203073
Nominal GDPnGDPAnnual · also Quarterly1950–203073
Nominal GDP (USD)nGDP_USDAnnual · also Quarterly1950–203073
Real GDPrGDPAnnual · also Quarterly1952–203079
Real GDP (USD)rGDP_USDAnnual1952–202675
Real GDP per capitarGDP_pcAnnual1952–203079
Real GDP per capita (USD)rGDP_pc_USDAnnual1952–202675

Prices

IndicatorFrequencyCoverageObservations
Consumer price indexCPIAnnual · also Quarterly, Monthly1966–203065
Inflation rateinflAnnual · also Quarterly, Monthly1967–203064

Money, interest rates and exchange rates

IndicatorFrequencyCoverageObservations
Money supply (M0)M0Quarterly · also Annual, MonthlyQ1 1990–Q1 2024137
Money supply (M1)M1Quarterly · also Annual, MonthlyQ4 2001–Q2 202486
Money supply (M3)M3Annual · also Quarterly, Monthly2001–202321
Real effective exchange rateREERMonthly · also AnnualOct 1965–May 2024704
US dollar exchange rateUSDfxAnnual · also Quarterly, Monthly1950–203081
Central bank policy ratecbrateMonthly · also Annual, QuarterlyJan 1977–Jan 2024565
Short-term interest ratestrateMonthly · also Annual, QuarterlyJan 1967–Feb 2023674

Government finance

IndicatorFrequencyCoverageObservations
Central government debtcgovdebtAnnual1970–202455
Central government debt (% of GDP)cgovdebt_GDPAnnual1970–202455
Central government deficitcgovdefAnnual1972–200413
Central government deficit (% of GDP)cgovdef_GDPAnnual1972–200413
Central government expenditurecgovexpAnnual1972–200413
Central government expenditure (% of GDP)cgovexp_GDPAnnual1972–200413
Central government revenuecgovrevAnnual1972–200420
Central government revenue (% of GDP)cgovrev_GDPAnnual1972–200420
Central government tax revenuecgovtaxAnnual1972–200420
Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)cgovtax_GDPAnnual1972–200420
General government debtgen_govdebtAnnual1970–203058
General government debt (% of GDP)gen_govdebt_GDPAnnual1970–203058
General government deficitgen_govdefAnnual1994–203037
General government deficit (% of GDP)gen_govdef_GDPAnnual1994–203037
General government expendituregen_govexpAnnual1994–203037
General government expenditure (% of GDP)gen_govexp_GDPAnnual1994–203037
General government revenuegen_govrevAnnual1994–203037
General government revenue (% of GDP)gen_govrev_GDPAnnual1994–203037
General government tax revenuegen_govtaxAnnual2003–20042
General government tax revenue (% of GDP)gen_govtax_GDPAnnual2003–20042
Combined government debtgovdebtAnnual1970–203061
Combined government debt (% of GDP)govdebt_GDPAnnual1970–203061
Combined government deficitgovdefAnnual1972–203048
Combined government deficit (% of GDP)govdef_GDPAnnual1972–203048
Combined government expendituregovexpAnnual1972–203048
Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)govexp_GDPAnnual1972–203048
Combined government revenuegovrevAnnual1972–203055
Combined government revenue (% of GDP)govrev_GDPAnnual1972–203055
Combined government tax revenuegovtaxAnnual1972–200420
Combined government tax revenue (% of GDP)govtax_GDPAnnual1972–200420

External sector

IndicatorFrequencyCoverageObservations
Current accountCAAnnual1967–203064
Current account (% of GDP)CA_GDPAnnual1967–203064
Current account (USD)CA_USDAnnual1967–203064
ExportsexportsAnnual1832–2025194
Exports (% of GDP)exports_GDPAnnual1950–202568
Exports (USD)exports_USDAnnual1950–202576
ImportsimportsAnnual1832–2025194
Imports (% of GDP)imports_GDPAnnual1950–202568
Imports (USD)imports_USDAnnual1950–202576

Labour and population

IndicatorFrequencyCoverageObservations
PopulationpopAnnual1800–2030231
Unemployment rateunempAnnual · also Quarterly, Monthly1976–203055
Data release 2026_08_27_1049.