Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) in Barbados
Barbados: Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stocks traded, total value in Barbados, 1993–2021
Source: World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, stocks traded, total value in Barbados stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 96.8% on the previous year and down 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stocks traded, total value in Barbados peaked at 2.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
Barbados ranks 101st of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | 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 | 0.6% | +83.5% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +240.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -86.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -61.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +35.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -48.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -96.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.4%, 0% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 2% 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 | 0.5% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 98 Slovakia 0.0% compare
- 99 Uzbekistan 0.0%
- 100 Papua New Guinea 0.0% compare
- 102 Channel Islands 0.0% compare
- 103 Ukraine 0.0% compare
- 104 Uruguay 0.0% compare
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 stocks traded, total value in Barbados?
- Stocks traded, total value in Barbados was 0.0% in 2021, according to World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
- What is the highest stocks traded, total value recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest stocks traded, total value recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for stocks traded, total value?
- Barbados ranks 101st out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stocks traded, total value rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), published as part of Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The value of shares traded is the total number of shares traded, both domestic and foreign, multiplied by their respective matching prices. Figures are single counted (only one side of the transaction is considered). Companies admitted to listing and admitted to trading are included in the data. Data are end of year values.