Stock market capitalization to GDP in Barbados
Barbados: Stock market capitalization to GDP was 59.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Barbados, 1993–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, stock market capitalization to gdp in Barbados stood at 59.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market capitalization to gdp in Barbados peaked at 98.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1993.
Barbados ranks 34th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 15.8% | — |
| 1994 | 23.9% | +51.1% |
| 1995 | 22.2% | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 32.4% | +46.1% |
| 1997 | 45.4% | +40.2% |
| 1998 | 62.2% | +37.0% |
| 1999 | 69.0% | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 55.8% | -19.1% |
| 2001 | 60.2% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 98.1% | +103.2% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | -32.9% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 64.1% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 69.5% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 64.1% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 59.3% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.7% | 15.8% | 69.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 55.8% | 60.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 48.3% | 98.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 59.3% | 59.3% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Barbados
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -25.37 % change on previous year (2017)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2017)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 8.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1608 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 4,325 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 4,489 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 4,489 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market capitalization to gdp in Barbados?
- Stock market capitalization to gdp in Barbados was 59.3% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1993.
- How does Barbados rank for stock market capitalization to gdp?
- Barbados ranks 34th out of 91 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market capitalization to gdp rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as part of Stock market capitalization to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Value of listed shares to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. End-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF) and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).