Barbados's market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) was US$2.78 billion in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 27.16% from US$2.19 billion in 2010 (2.43% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$2.78 billion | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | US$2.95 billion | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | US$2.19 billion | 2010 |
| Highest | US$4.57 billion | 2011 |
| Lowest | US$326.9 million | 1993 |
| Average since 2011 | US$3.37 billion | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | US$326.9 million |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Barbados' market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) fell 18.2% on 2019 (from US$3.4 billion to US$2.78 billion).
Across the 15 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2019), the average change was +21.3% and a typical year strayed about 36.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 108.9% in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 32.7% in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$115.95 million a year. A straight line explains 32% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | US$2.78 billion | 2020 |
| World | US$141.3 trillion | 2025 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | US$2.2 trillion | 2025 |
| High income | US$108.35 trillion | 2025 |
Closest to Barbados in the 2020 ranking
- Côte d'Ivoire — 1st of 3: US$7.33 billion
- Cayman Islands — 3rd of 3: US$644.32 million
What this measures
Market capitalization (also known as market value) is the share price times the number of shares outstanding (including their several classes) for listed domestic companies. Investment funds, unit trusts, and companies whose only business goal is to hold shares of other listed companies are excluded. Data are end of year values converted to U.S. dollars using corresponding year-end foreign exchange rates.
Limitations: Data cover measures of size (market capitalization, number of listed domestic companies) and liquidity (value of shares traded as a percentage of gross domestic product, value of shares traded as a percentage of market capitalization). The comparability of such data across countries may be limited by conceptual and statistical weaknesses, such as inaccurate reporting and differences in accounting standards.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 19 values
| Year | Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,780,430,000 |
| 2019 | 3,398,000,000 |
| 2018 | 3,541,580,000 |
| 2017 | 3,350,920,000 |
| 2016 | 3,096,520,000 |
| 2015 | 2,949,090,000 |
| 2014 | 2,683,590,000 |
| 2013 | 3,985,460,000 |
| 2012 | no data |
| 2011 | 4,567,520,000 |
Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) in nearby economies
- Argentina — US$52.95 billion (2022)
- Brazil — US$871.44 billion (2025)
- Cayman Islands — US$644.32 million (2020)
- Chile — US$486.73 billion (2025)
- Colombia — US$132.51 billion (2025)
- Costa Rica — US$2.23 billion (2022)
- Jamaica — US$11.59 billion (2025)
- Mexico — US$560.41 billion (2025)
- Panama
More financial sector data for Barbados
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 104.55 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$2 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$2 (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 2.74% (2025)
- Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 146.54 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 59.62% (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 12.13 billion (2023)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 2.26 billion (2023)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 59.73% (2023)
- Broad money (current LCU)
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Questions people ask
- What is Barbados's market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$)?
- US$2.78 billion in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1993?
- It is up 750.54% from US$326.9 million in 1993 (8.25% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$4.57 billion in 2011 and the lowest US$326.9 million in 1993.
- Is the latest change in market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) unusual for Barbados?
- In 2020, Barbados' market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) fell 18.2% on 2019 (from US$3.4 billion to US$2.78 billion). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2019), the average change was +21.3% and a typical year strayed about 36.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator CM.MKT.LCAP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) 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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