Gross fixed capital formation, General government … General Percent in Barbados
Barbados: Gross fixed capital formation, General government … General Percent was 3.08 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices in Barbados, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2019, gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Barbados stood at 3.08. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Barbados peaked at 15.48 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.08, in 2019.
That places Barbados 118th out of 173 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation, General government … General Percent in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.29 | — |
| 1961 | 9.02 | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 8.94 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 9.74 | +9.0% |
| 1964 | 9.75 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 9.19 | -5.7% |
| 1966 | 9.29 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 8.4 | -9.5% |
| 1968 | 8.07 | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 7.67 | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 8.15 | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 6.74 | -17.3% |
| 1972 | 6.8 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 6.61 | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 7.85 | +18.8% |
| 1975 | 7.48 | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 9.73 | +30.0% |
| 1977 | 7.92 | -18.5% |
| 1978 | 9.26 | +16.9% |
| 1979 | 8.24 | -11.1% |
| 1980 | 8.49 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 10.1 | +19.0% |
| 1982 | 8.48 | -16.0% |
| 1983 | 7.3 | -14.0% |
| 1984 | 6.13 | -16.1% |
| 1985 | 5.62 | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 6 | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 6.14 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 6.51 | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 7.07 | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 6.83 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 7.15 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 4.31 | -39.7% |
| 1993 | 5.37 | +24.6% |
| 1994 | 6.98 | +29.9% |
| 1995 | 5.56 | -20.3% |
| 1996 | 8.15 | +46.4% |
| 1997 | 11.49 | +41.0% |
| 1998 | 9.81 | -14.6% |
| 1999 | 9.36 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 9.76 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 12.34 | +26.4% |
| 2002 | 15.48 | +25.5% |
| 2003 | 9.52 | -38.5% |
| 2004 | 8.6 | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 9.19 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 10.71 | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 8.7 | -18.7% |
| 2008 | 5.76 | -33.8% |
| 2009 | 4.18 | -27.4% |
| 2010 | 4.2 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.58 | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 3.39 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 4.38 | +29.2% |
| 2014 | 4.99 | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 5.82 | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 5.65 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.32 | -41.3% |
| 2018 | 3.5 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 3.08 | -12.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 3.08 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.62, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 3.08 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.38, 91% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.94 | 7.67 | 9.75 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.88 | 6.61 | 9.73 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.18 | 5.62 | 10.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.5 | 4.31 | 11.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.42 | 4.18 | 15.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.19 | 3.08 | 5.82 | 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)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Barbados?
- Gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Barbados was 3.08 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 15.48 in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.08 in 2019.
- How does Barbados rank for gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices?
- Barbados ranks 118th out of 173 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. 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.