Barbados's portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) was US$2.58 million in 2017, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 95.1% from US$52.53 million in 2007 (26.03% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$2.58 million | 2017 |
| Five years earlier | −US$2.18 million | 2012 |
| Ten years earlier | US$52.53 million | 2007 |
| Highest | US$147.9 million | 2015 |
| Lowest | −US$4.8 million | 2005 |
| Average since 2008 | US$15.97 million | 2008–2017 |
| First recorded | US$0 |
What the numbers say
In 2017, Barbados' portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) rose US$4.11 million on 2016 (from −US$1.53 million to US$2.58 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2016), the average change was −US$636,118 and a typical year strayed about US$41.93 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above 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 US$147.91 million in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was US$149.43 million in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2008 to 2017 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 6% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
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$2.58 million | 2017 |
| World | US$1.88 trillion | 2025 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | −US$12.64 billion | 2025 |
| High income | US$1.87 trillion | 2025 |
Closest to Barbados in the 2017 ranking
- Madagascar — 2nd of 2: US$336,529
What this measures
Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Limitations: Portfolio investors typically have less of a role in the decision making of the enterprise with potentially important implications for future flows and for the volatility of the price and volume of positions. Portfolio investment differs from other investment in that it provides a direct way to access financial markets, and thus it can provide liquidity and flexibility. It is associated with financial markets and with their specialized service providers, such as exchanges, dealers, and regulators. The nature of financial derivatives as instruments through which risk is traded in its own right in financial markets sets them apart from other types of investment.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 47 values
| Year | Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 2,575,948 |
| 2016 | -1,533,536 |
| 2015 | 147,896,500 |
| 2014 | -12,676 |
| 2013 | -1,006,319 |
| 2012 | -2,178,766 |
| 2011 | 783,075 |
| 2010 | -4,138,903 |
| 2009 | -2,843,133 |
| 2008 | 20,146,763 |
| 2007 |
Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — US$8.18 million (2025)
- Argentina — −US$1.42 billion (2025)
- Aruba — US$51,094 (2022)
- Bolivia — −US$78.68 million (2025)
- Brazil — −US$4.95 billion (2025)
- Chile — −US$3.14 billion (2025)
- Colombia — US$1.26 billion (2025)
- Costa Rica — US$178.96 million (2025)
- Ecuador — US$955,159 (2025)
- Grenada
More economic policy & debt data for Barbados
- GDP (current US$) — US$8.02 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 16.03 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$6.5 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 15.34 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$28,365 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 56,730 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$23,014 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 54,263 (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$7.69 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 15.38 billion (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU) — 54,417 (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Barbados's portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$)?
- US$2.58 million in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- Is the latest change in portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) unusual for Barbados?
- In 2017, Barbados' portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) rose US$4.11 million on 2016 (from −US$1.53 million to US$2.58 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2016), the average change was −US$636,118 and a typical year strayed about US$41.93 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.PEF.TOTL.CD.WD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) 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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