Export volume index in Barbados
Barbados: Export volume index was 78.2 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Export volume index in Barbados, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
In 2024, export volume index in Barbados stood at 78.2 2015 = 100.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export volume index in Barbados peaked at 110.2 2015 = 100 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 62.4 2015 = 100, in 2021.
Barbados ranks 170th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Export volume index in Barbados, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 86.7 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 110.2 2015 = 100 | +27.1% |
| 2007 | 106.1 2015 = 100 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 84.2 2015 = 100 | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 76.7 2015 = 100 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 83.2 2015 = 100 | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 82.9 2015 = 100 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 99.2 2015 = 100 | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 81.6 2015 = 100 | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 85.1 2015 = 100 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 106.9 2015 = 100 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 96.9 2015 = 100 | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 84.7 2015 = 100 | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 85.1 2015 = 100 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 66.8 2015 = 100 | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 62.4 2015 = 100 | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 83.2 2015 = 100 | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 75.4 2015 = 100 | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 78.2 2015 = 100 | +3.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 78.2 2015 = 100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.1 2015 = 100, 74% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 78.2 2015 = 100 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.65 2015 = 100, 83% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.78 2015 = 100 | 76.7 2015 = 100 | 110.2 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 90.56 2015 = 100 | 81.6 2015 = 100 | 106.9 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2 2015 = 100 | 62.4 2015 = 100 | 83.2 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 volume index in Barbados?
- Export volume index in Barbados was 78.2 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest export volume index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 110.2 2015 = 100 in 2006.
- What is the lowest export volume index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.4 2015 = 100 in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for export volume index?
- Barbados ranks 170th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is export volume index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 volume index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD's estimates using the previous year's trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights.