Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Barbados
Barbados: Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series was 2.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Barbados, 1990–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 2.7% for inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.1% on the previous year and up 163.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Barbados peaked at 8.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, -1.8%, in 2009.
That places Barbados 130th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Barbados, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.7% | — |
| 1991 | 4.5% | +20.6% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -52.8% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | +144.8% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -57.5% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -54.0% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +149.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -63.9% |
| 1998 | 8.7% | +849.2% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -49.1% |
| 2000 | -1.3% | -129.8% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -270.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -59.7% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +22.9% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +422.3% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -38.6% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | +110.2% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -79.0% |
| 2009 | -1.8% | -201.3% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -309.0% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -33.2% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -40.3% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +94.4% |
| 2014 | -0.4% | -112.3% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -384.4% |
| 2016 | -1.8% | -268.6% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -230.9% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +25.9% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +142.2% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -68.4% |
| 2022 | -0.2% | -108.2% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -2023.2% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -41.8% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | +56.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 0.9% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | -1.8% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | -1.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | -0.2% | 6.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 127 United States of America 2.8% compare
- 128 South Africa 2.8% compare
- 129 Greece 2.8% compare
- 131 Palestine, State of 2.7% compare
- 132 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.7% compare
- 133 Sierra Leone 2.7% compare
More financial sector data for Barbados
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 42,954 current LCU per person (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 1.22 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 1.27 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.27 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.27 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,489 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Barbados?
- Inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Barbados was 2.7% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8% in 2009.
- How does Barbados rank for inflation, gdp deflator: linked series?
- Barbados ranks 130th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator: linked series rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.