Stock market turnover ratio (%) in Barbados
Barbados: Stock market turnover ratio (%) was 0.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Stock market turnover ratio in Barbados, 1993–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, stock market turnover ratio in Barbados stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 44.5% on the previous year and down 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market turnover ratio in Barbados peaked at 2.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
That places Barbados 86th out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stock market turnover ratio (%) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.3% | — |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -17.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -42.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +27.2% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +153.8% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -72.4% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | +463.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -80.1% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +174.1% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +67.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -93.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +101.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +25.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -44.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.1%, 1% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.4%, 9% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 2.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 2.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 2.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 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 turnover ratio in Barbados?
- Stock market turnover ratio in Barbados was 0.2% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market turnover ratio recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest stock market turnover ratio recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Barbados rank for stock market turnover ratio?
- Barbados ranks 86th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market turnover ratio rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.3%. 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 turnover ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of the value of total shares traded to average real market capitalization, the denominator is deflated using the following method: Tt/P_at/{(0.5)*[Mt/P_et + Mt-1/P_et-1] where T is total value traded, M is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI. (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF) and annual CPI (IFS line 64..ZF) are from the IMF’s International Financial Statistics.