Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in Barbados
Barbados: Import unit value index (2015 = 100) was 126.5 2015 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Import unit value index in Barbados, 2000–2025
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 126.5 2015 = 100 for import unit value index in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit value index in Barbados peaked at 134.9 2015 = 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 71.5 2015 = 100, in 2002.
That places Barbados 112th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.9 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2001 | 72.5 2015 = 100 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 71.5 2015 = 100 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 76.2 2015 = 100 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 82.1 2015 = 100 | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 92 2015 = 100 | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 97.4 2015 = 100 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 104 2015 = 100 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 114.3 2015 = 100 | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 98.1 2015 = 100 | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 105.7 2015 = 100 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 125.8 2015 = 100 | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 124.8 2015 = 100 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 120.3 2015 = 100 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 118.6 2015 = 100 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 96.7 2015 = 100 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 100.8 2015 = 100 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 106.7 2015 = 100 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 104.5 2015 = 100 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 99.8 2015 = 100 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 114.8 2015 = 100 | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 134.9 2015 = 100 | +17.5% |
| 2023 | 130.7 2015 = 100 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 127.6 2015 = 100 | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 126.5 2015 = 100 | -0.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 126.5 2015 = 100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 126.7 2015 = 100, 100% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 126.5 2015 = 100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 125.2 2015 = 100, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.2 2015 = 100 | 71.5 2015 = 100 | 114.3 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.39 2015 = 100 | 96.7 2015 = 100 | 125.8 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 122.38 2015 = 100 | 99.8 2015 = 100 | 134.9 2015 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More private sector data for Barbados
- Merchandise trade 33.1% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 670.92 million current US$ (2017)
- Food exports 43.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 41.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 428.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.50 billion current US$ (2017)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,514 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit value index in Barbados?
- Import unit value index in Barbados was 126.5 2015 = 100 in 2025, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import unit value index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 134.9 2015 = 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest import unit value index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5 2015 = 100 in 2002.
- How does Barbados rank for import unit value index?
- Barbados ranks 112th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is import unit value index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import unit value indices come from UNCTAD's trade database. Unit value indices 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. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.