Country
Barbados BRB
score date 2026-10-09 · 30d -2.3
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap87.3
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-06-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical49.2
GDELT · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Growth21.8
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity17.9
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Governance67.7
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
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. The score has fallen 2.1 points over the past seven days. CPI 1.6% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (50/100) | deteriorating.
As of 2026-10-09 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 16/20 in Latin America & Caribbean · 25th percentile
Region avg 52.0 · best 63.5 · worst 16.1
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- -24.1%
- as of 2026-10-10
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -3.1%
- as of 2026-10-10
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 115.2 | 2026-06-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | -5.1% | 2017-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 4.0% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 2.7% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 12.2K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | 2.4% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 1.1% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 1.3 mo | 2017-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 6.0% | 2024-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| GDP per capita (USD) | $28,365 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Government debt (% GDP) | 125.0% | 2016-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 62.8% | 2024-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | 1.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | 0.6 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | 1.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | 0.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | 0.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | 1.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
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