Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) in Barbados
Barbados: Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) was 0.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Stock market total value traded 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 total value traded to gdp in Barbados stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 48.7% on the previous year and down 82.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market total value traded to gdp in Barbados peaked at 2.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.
Barbados ranks 83rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2% | — |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +24.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -47.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +85.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +255.9% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +21.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -69.4% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +355.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -78.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +120.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +239.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -86.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -60.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +35.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +40.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -48.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.0%, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 41% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 2.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More financial sector data for Barbados
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 61.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 44.81 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 61.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market total value traded to gdp in Barbados?
- Stock market total value traded to gdp in Barbados was 0.1% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market total value traded to gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest stock market total value traded to gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for stock market total value traded to gdp?
- Barbados ranks 83rd out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market total value traded to gdp rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 total value traded to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total value of all traded shares in a stock market exchange as a percentage of GDP. Following deflation method is use: {(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).