Export value index in Barbados
Barbados: Export value index was 95.4 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Export value index in Barbados, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 95.4 2015 = 100 for export value index in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export value index in Barbados peaked at 117.2 2015 = 100 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 71.6 2015 = 100, in 2020.
That places Barbados 177th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Export value index in Barbados, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 74.5 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 105.8 2015 = 100 | +42.0% |
| 2007 | 107.6 2015 = 100 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 101.6 2015 = 100 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 78.9 2015 = 100 | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 89.5 2015 = 100 | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 99.1 2015 = 100 | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 117.2 2015 = 100 | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 95.6 2015 = 100 | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 98.6 2015 = 100 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 107.1 2015 = 100 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 100.8 2015 = 100 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 93.1 2015 = 100 | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 92.4 2015 = 100 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 71.6 2015 = 100 | -22.5% |
| 2021 | 72.7 2015 = 100 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 103.6 2015 = 100 | +42.5% |
| 2023 | 96 2015 = 100 | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 95.4 2015 = 100 | -0.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 95.4 2015 = 100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 143.8 2015 = 100, 66% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 95.4 2015 = 100 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 116.6 2015 = 100, 82% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.68 2015 = 100 | 74.5 2015 = 100 | 107.6 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.34 2015 = 100 | 89.5 2015 = 100 | 117.2 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.86 2015 = 100 | 71.6 2015 = 100 | 103.6 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 export value index in Barbados?
- Export value index in Barbados was 95.4 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest export value index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 117.2 2015 = 100 in 2012.
- What is the lowest export value index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.6 2015 = 100 in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for export value index?
- Barbados ranks 177th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is export value index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Export value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies.