Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Barbados
Barbados: Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2559 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017. ▼ Falling
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Barbados, 1967–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2017, commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Barbados stood at 0.2559 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Barbados peaked at 0.4016 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2208 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2012.
That places Barbados 36th out of 198 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Barbados, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.2296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1968 | 0.2837 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2719 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3458 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3543 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2859 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2475 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2818 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3193 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 0.393 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2924 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2885 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2681 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2841 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2897 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2965 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.362 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3554 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3519 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3409 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2385 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2269 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2475 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2559 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2617 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2837 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1970s | 0.3095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.393 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2958 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2681 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3362 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2965 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2397 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2559 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 33 Mauritius 0.2807 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Croatia 0.2664 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Hong Kong 0.2659 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Samoa 0.2547 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Netherlands 0.2525 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Dominica 0.2454 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Barbados
- Merchandise trade 33.1% (2025)
- Food imports 22.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 43.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 428.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,514 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0534 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Barbados?
- Commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Barbados was 0.2559 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4016 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- What is the lowest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2208 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- How does Barbados rank for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 36th out of 198 countries with data for 2017.
- Is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.