Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Barbados
Barbados: Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency was 9.85 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Barbados, 1970–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 9.85 for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.9% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Barbados peaked at 9.85 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2953, in 1970.
Barbados ranks 157th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2953 | — |
| 1971 | 0.3523 | +19.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3821 | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4963 | +29.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5799 | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5921 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6867 | +16.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8681 | +26.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7846 | -9.6% |
| 1979 | 1.01 | +29.1% |
| 1980 | 1.29 | +27.7% |
| 1981 | 1.51 | +16.8% |
| 1982 | 1.74 | +15.3% |
| 1983 | 1.89 | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 2.03 | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 2.12 | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 2.23 | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 2.31 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 2.48 | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 2.71 | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 2.98 | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 2.55 | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 2.91 | +14.0% |
| 1993 | 2.71 | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 2.39 | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 2.88 | +20.7% |
| 1996 | 3.07 | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 2.69 | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 3.28 | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 3.76 | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 3.96 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 3.84 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.52 | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 5.27 | +49.8% |
| 2004 | 5.71 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 6.12 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 6.15 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 7.52 | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 7.96 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 8.07 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 6.21 | -23.1% |
| 2011 | 6.19 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 6.35 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 6.14 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 6.21 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 6.07 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 6.14 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 8.6 | +40.2% |
| 2018 | 8.29 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 9.85 | +18.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 9.85 is below the median for high income countries, which is 261.71, 4% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 9.85 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 274.94, 4% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.605 | 0.2953 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.03 | 1.29 | 2.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.92 | 2.39 | 3.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.81 | 3.52 | 8.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 | 6.07 | 9.85 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More public sector data for Barbados
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2009)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 36.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2009)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Barbados?
- Capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Barbados was 9.85 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 9.85 in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2953 in 1970.
- How does Barbados rank for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency?
- Barbados ranks 157th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.