Barbados: Stocks traded, total value (current US$)

Key figures

Since 1993 it is down 95% from US$4.4 million in 1993 (10.15% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 11 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2021, Barbados' stocks traded, total value (current US$) fell 96.5% on 2020 (from US$6.26 million to US$220,000).

Across the 14 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2020), the average change was +52% and a typical year strayed about 146.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 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 372% in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 96.5% in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those 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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What this measures

The value of shares traded is the total number of shares traded, both domestic and foreign, multiplied by their respective matching prices. Figures are single counted (only one side of the transaction is considered). Companies admitted to listing and admitted to trading are included in the data. 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. Only EOB trades are included in the total value of shares traded.

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

All 18 values

Stocks traded, total value (current US$) in nearby economies

• Argentina — US$1.16 billion (2023)
• Brazil — US$1.03 trillion (2025)
• Cayman Islands — US$1.3 million (2020)
• Chile — US$55.07 billion (2025)
• Colombia — US$9.49 billion (2025)
• Costa Rica — US$43.71 million (2022)
• Jamaica — US$422.26 million (2025)
• Mexico — US$127.06 billion (2025)
• Panama — US$532.01 million (2025)
• Peru — US$1.33 billion (2025)

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 stocks traded, total value (current US$)?

US$220,000 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is down 95% from US$4.4 million in 1993 (10.15% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$117.18 million in 2011 and the lowest US$220,000 in 2021.

Is the latest change in stocks traded, total value (current US$) unusual for Barbados?

In 2021, Barbados' stocks traded, total value (current US$) fell 96.5% on 2020 (from US$6.26 million to US$220,000). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2020), the average change was +52% and a typical year strayed about 146.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 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: World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator CM.MKT.TRAD.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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