Barbados: Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)

Key figures

Since 1993 it is down 0.21 percentage points from 0.21% in 1993. 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 (% of GDP) fell 0.11 percentage points on 2020 (from 0.12% to 0.0037%).

Across the 14 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2020), the average change was −0.03 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.86 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 1.49 percentage points in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.81 percentage points in 2012. 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.

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 weighted average.

All 18 values

Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 0.18% (2023)
• Brazil — 45.31% (2025)
• Cayman Islands — 0.02% (2020)
• Chile — 15.41% (2025)
• Colombia — 2.07% (2025)
• Costa Rica — 0.06% (2022)
• Jamaica — 1.86% (2025)
• Mexico — 6.93% (2025)
• Panama — 0.59% (2025)
• Peru — 0.4% (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 (% of GDP)?

0.0037% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is down 0.21 percentage points from 0.21% in 1993. The highest value was 2.11% in 2011 and the lowest 0.0037% in 2021.

Is the latest change in stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) unusual for Barbados?

In 2021, Barbados' stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) fell 0.11 percentage points on 2020 (from 0.12% to 0.0037%). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2020), the average change was −0.03 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.86 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below 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: World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).

Source

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