Barbados's fixed broadband subscriptions was 105,825 in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 58.22% from 66,884 in 2012 (4.7% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 105,825 | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | 89,340 | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | 66,884 | 2012 |
| Highest | 128,000 | 2020 |
| Lowest | 27,319 | 2003 |
| Average since 2013 | 93,256 | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | 27,319 | 2003 |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Barbados' fixed broadband subscriptions rose 3.2% on 2021 (from 102,564 to 105,825).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2021), the average change was +8.1% and a typical year strayed about 10.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 21.5% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 19.9% in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is upward, about 4,997 a year. A straight line explains 73% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2022, Barbados had the 8th highest value of the 35 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 105,825 | 2022 |
| World | 1.65 billion | 2025 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 137 million | 2025 |
| High income | 550 million | 2025 |
Closest to Barbados in the 2022 ranking
- Libya — 5th of 35: 326,401
- Mali — 6th of 35: 178,633
- Guyana — 7th of 35: 106,284
- New Caledonia — 9th of 35: 55,624
- Cayman Islands — 10th of 35: 40,349
- Belize — 11th of 35: 39,282
What this measures
Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 20 values
| Year | Fixed broadband subscriptions |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 105,825 |
| 2021 | 102,564 |
| 2020 | 128,000 |
| 2019 | 106,803 |
| 2018 | 89,340 |
| 2017 | 89,340 |
| 2016 | 86,887 |
| 2015 | 78,269 |
| 2014 | 77,730 |
| 2013 | 67,798 |
| 2012 |
Fixed broadband subscriptions in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 9,917 (2022)
- Argentina — 11.93 million (2024)
- Aruba — 18,847 (2022)
- Bahamas, The — 101,396 (2024)
- Belize — 39,282 (2022)
- Bolivia — 1.5 million (2024)
- Brazil — 51.05 million (2024)
- British Virgin Islands — 9,833 (2024)
- Cayman Islands — 40,349 (2022)
- Chile — 4.69 million (2024)
- Colombia — 9.11 million (2024)
More infrastructure data for Barbados
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 121,314 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 42.97 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 323,482 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 114.58 (2022)
- ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$3.44 million (2017)
- ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP) — 0.23% (2017)
- Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 25.88% (2024)
- Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 70.36% (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles — 56.79 (2023)
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Questions people ask
- What is Barbados's fixed broadband subscriptions?
- 105,825 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2003?
- It is up 287.37% from 27,319 in 2003 (7.39% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 128,000 in 2020 and the lowest 27,319 in 2003.
- How does Barbados rank?
- 8th highest of 35 economies with data for 2022.
- Is the latest change in fixed broadband subscriptions unusual for Barbados?
- In 2022, Barbados' fixed broadband subscriptions rose 3.2% on 2021 (from 102,564 to 105,825). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2021), the average change was +8.1% and a typical year strayed about 10.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.NET.BBND, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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