Export quality index in Barbados
Barbados: Export quality index was 0.9128 in 2014. β² Rising
Export quality index in Barbados, 1963β2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, export quality index in Barbados stood at 0.9128.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export quality index in Barbados peaked at 0.9204 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6229, in 1964.
That places Barbados 45th out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6945 | 0.6229 | 0.7286 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.7622 | 0.6653 | 0.8771 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7508 | 0.6664 | 0.8174 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7682 | 0.7263 | 0.8346 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8575 | 0.7945 | 0.9204 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8199 | 0.7136 | 0.9128 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 42 Greece 0.9303 compare
- 43 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9247 compare
- 44 Costa Rica 0.921 compare
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9123 compare
- 47 Australia 0.9114 compare
- 48 South Africa 0.9079 compare
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- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.46 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 72.61 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.93 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 76.72 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.86 (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar 9.20 million (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar 133.41 million (2024)
- Trade balance in low carbon technology products, US dollar -124.21 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export quality index in Barbados?
- Export quality index in Barbados was 0.9128 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest export quality index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9204 in 2005.
- What is the lowest export quality index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6229 in 1964.
- How does Barbados rank for export quality index?
- Barbados ranks 45th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is export quality index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.