Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Barbados
Barbados: Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar was 15,873 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Barbados, 1980–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 15,873 for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in 2014.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Barbados peaked at 16,658 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12,010, in 1982.
That places Barbados 41st out of 164 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12,955 | — |
| 1981 | 12,654 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 12,010 | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 12,026 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 12,438 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 12,529 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 13,136 | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 13,421 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 13,844 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 14,293 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 13,776 | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 13,186 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 12,400 | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 12,449 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 12,651 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 12,866 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 13,336 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 13,908 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 14,369 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 14,362 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 14,959 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 14,553 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 14,630 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 14,900 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 15,062 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 15,617 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 16,442 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 16,655 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 16,658 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15,920 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 15,901 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 15,958 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 15,945 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 15,893 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 15,873 | -0.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 15,873 is below the median for high income countries, which is 24,479, 65% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 15,873 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,291, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12,931 | 12,010 | 14,293 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,330 | 12,400 | 14,369 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,540 | 14,553 | 16,658 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,914 | 15,873 | 15,958 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Barbados?
- Exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Barbados was 15,873 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 16,658 in 2008.
- What is the lowest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,010 in 1982.
- How does Barbados rank for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar?
- Barbados ranks 41st out of 164 countries with data for 2014.
- Is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar (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.