Country
Barbados BRB
band 35–50
score date 2026-09-08
Barbados sovereign credibility, in brief
Barbados scores 49.8 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 35–50. That ranks it 16 of 20 in Latin America & Caribbean, the 25th percentile of the region. CPI 1.6% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (50/100).
As of 2026-09-08 · scored daily from public data under methodology v6
Regional standing
Rank 16/20 in Latin America & Caribbean · 25th percentile
In one line
CPI 1.6% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (50/100)
Barbados's regional peers
Browse all of Latin America & Caribbean →Barbados holds #120 on the headline ranking, against 19 others we score in Latin America & Caribbean. 15 of them sit in a stronger band than Barbados and 2 in a weaker one. Their split: 15 in 50–65, 2 in 35–50, 2 in < 35. Paraguay tops them at #10; Venezuela, RB closes them at #151. Closest either side of Barbados: Bahamas, The at #110 and Suriname at #135. This far down, the neighbours worth watching are the ones climbing out. Without a week-earlier reading there is no direction to set against the table yet. Same seven dimensions, same sources, same day.
| Rank | Country | Credibility band |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Paraguay | 50–65 |
| 11 | Uruguay | 50–65 |
| 23 | Guatemala | 50–65 |
| 26 | Guyana | 50–65 |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 50–65 |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 50–65 |
| 57 | Ecuador | 50–65 |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 50–65 |
| 73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 50–65 |
| 79 | El Salvador | 50–65 |
| 83 | Jamaica | 50–65 |
| 88 | Belize | 50–65 |
| 90 | Honduras | 50–65 |
| 94 | Panama | 50–65 |
| 110 | Bahamas, The | 50–65 |
| 135 | Suriname | 35–50 |
| 138 | Bolivia | 35–50 |
| 147 | Haiti | < 35 |
| 151 | Venezuela, RB | < 35 |
Rank is the position in the full cross-country ranking, not within Latin America & Caribbean. 19 of these 19 carry one. Composite scores are part of a subscription.
Questions about the Barbados score
- What does a score of 49.8 mean for Barbados?
- 49.8/100, band 35–50: the target has stopped constraining much and survives as a stated intention. That is 0.2 points below the 50 mid-point of the scale. Seven weighted dimensions produce the figure and no analyst adjusts it afterwards. Nothing in it is a forecast — it grades what Barbados's central bank has already done, said and delivered.
- How often is Barbados's score updated?
- Nightly, off that day's public releases; this page carries the 2026-09-08 run. There is no reading from seven days ago to set this one against. A 90-day trailing average damps single prints, so a weekly move past a couple of points is a real one. Tomorrow's run replaces the 2026-09-08 figure outright rather than revising it in place.
- What is the 35–50 credibility band?
- Five bands cut the scale — ≥ 80, 65–80, 50–65, 35–50, < 35 — and 35–50 is step 4. Barbados clears its 35 floor by 14.8 and stops 0.2 short of 50. The step above is 50–65 and the step below is < 35. Bands grade monetary behaviour, not default risk, so none of this is a credit rating.
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