Barbados: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Barbados' primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) fell 71.6% on 2016 (from US$257.43 million to US$73.13 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1987 to 2016), the average change was +15.9% and a typical year strayed about 59.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 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 290.3% in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 75.9% 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 2008 to 2017 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 20% 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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What this measures

Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 51 values

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — US$28.82 million (2025)
• Argentina — US$6.39 billion (2025)
• Aruba — US$144.02 million (2023)
• Bahamas, The — US$100.9 million (2024)
• Belize — US$23.38 million (2025)
• Bolivia — US$212.17 million (2025)
• Brazil — US$33.71 billion (2025)
• Chile — US$12.88 billion (2025)
• Colombia — US$9.73 billion (2025)
• Costa Rica — US$1.21 billion (2025)

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 primary income receipts (BoP, current US$)?

US$73.13 million in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1967?

It is up 1,119% from US$6 million in 1967 (5.13% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$455.93 million in 2011 and the lowest US$5.4 million in 1968.

Is the latest change in primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) unusual for Barbados?

In 2017, Barbados' primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) fell 71.6% on 2016 (from US$257.43 million to US$73.13 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1987 to 2016), the average change was +15.9% and a typical year strayed about 59.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.FCTY.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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