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Economy - overview:
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Historically, the Barbadian economy was dependent on sugarcane cultivation and related activities. However, in recent years the economy has diversified into light industry and tourism, with about three-quarters of GDP and 80% of exports being attributed to services. Growth has rebounded since 2003, bolstered by increases in construction projects and tourism revenues, reflecting its success in the higher-end segment, but the sector will likely face declining revenues with the global economic downturn. The country enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the region. Offshore finance and information services are important foreign exchange earners and thrive from having the same time zone as eastern US financial centers and a relatively highly educated workforce. The government continues its efforts to reduce unemployment, to encourage direct foreign investment, and to privatize remaining state-owned enterprises. The public debt-to-GDP ratio of about 80% will likely widen as the THOMPSON administration engages in a more expansionary fiscal policy.

GDP (purchasing power parity):
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$5.466 billion (2008 est.)
$5.386 billion (2007)
$5.214 billion (2006)
note: data are in 2008 US dollars

GDP - per capita (PPP):
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$19,300 (2008 est.)
$19,100 (2007 est.)
$18,500 (2006 est.)
note: data are in 2008 US dollars

GDP (official exchange rate):
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$3.777 billion (2008 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:
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1.5% (2008 est.)
3.3% (2007 est.)
3.9% (2006 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: 6%
industry: 16%
services: 78% (2000 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):
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void

Population below poverty line:
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NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

Distribution of family income - Gini index:
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void

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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5.5% (2007 est.)

Central bank discount rate:
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12% (31 December 2007)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:
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10.8% (31 December 2007)

Stock of money:
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$1.478 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of money - per capita:
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5,194 USD per capita

Stock of quasi money:
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$2.717 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of quasi money - per capita:
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9,548 USD per capita

Stock of domestic credit:
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$3.533 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of domestic credit - per capita:
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12,415 USD per capita

Labor force:
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128,500 (2001 est.)

Labor force participation rate:
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45.15 % of population

Labor force - by occupation:
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agriculture: 10%
industry: 15%
services: 75% (1996 est.)

Unemployment rate:
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10.7% (2003 est.)

Budget:
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revenues: $847 million (including grants)
expenditures: $886 million (2000 est.)

Budget revenues per capita:
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2,977 USD per capita

Public debt:
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void

Industries:
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tourism, sugar, light manufacturing, component assembly for export

Industrial production growth rate:
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-3.2% (2000 est.)

Electricity - production:
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1.003 billion kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - production per capita:
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3,525 kWh per capita

Electricity - consumption:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

939.9 million kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - consumption - per capita:
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3,303 kWh per capita

Electricity - exports:
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0 kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - imports:
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0 kWh (2007 est.)

Oil - production:
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1,111 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil - production per capita:
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3,904 bbl/day per capita

Oil - consumption:
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8,674 bbl/day (2006 est.)

Oil - consumption - per capita:
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11.12 bbl/year per capita

Oil - exports:
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1,750 bbl/day (2005)

Oil - imports:
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10,710 bbl/day (2005)

Oil - proved reserves:
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2.2 million bbl (1 January 2008 est.)

Natural gas - production:
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29.17 million cu m (2006 est.)

Natural gas - production per capita:
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103 cu m per capita

Natural gas - consumption:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

29.17 million cu m (2006 est.)

Natural gas - consumption - per capita:
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103 cu m per capita

Natural gas - exports:
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0 cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - imports:
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0 cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

141.6 million cu m (1 January 2008 est.)

Agriculture - products:
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sugarcane, vegetables, cotton

Current account balance:
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-$254 million (2007 est.)

Current account balance - per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

-892 USD per capita

Exports:
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$385 million (2006)

Exports per capita:
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1,353 USD per capita

Exports - commodities:
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manufactures, sugar and molasses, rum, other foods and beverages, chemicals, electrical components

Exports - partners:
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Trinidad and Tobago 15.5%, Jamaica 13.5%, UK 9.4%, US 9.3%, Brazil 8.3%, Saint Lucia 7.2%, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.5% (2007)

Imports:
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$1.586 billion (2006)

Imports per capita:
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5,573 USD per capita

Imports - commodities:
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consumer goods, machinery, foodstuffs, construction materials, chemicals, fuel, electrical components

Imports - partners:
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US 30.5%, Trinidad and Tobago 27.6%, UK 6.5% (2007)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

$620 million (2007)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold - per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

2,179 USD per capita

Debt - external:
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$668 million (2003)

Debt - external - per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

2,348 USD per capita

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
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void

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home - per capita:
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void

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
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void

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad - per capita:
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void

Market value of publicly traded shares:
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$5.599 billion (31 December 2007)

Market value of publicly traded shares - per capita:
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19,674 USD per capita

Economic aid - donor:
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void

Economic aid - recipient:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

$2.07 million (2005)

Economic aid - recipient per capita:
Field  World Record  Bar Graph  Distribution Map  Field History  Notes and Definitions

8 USD per capita

Currency (code):
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Barbadian dollar (BBD)

Exchange rates:
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Barbadian dollars (BBD) per US dollar - NA (2007), 2 (2006), 2 (2005), 2 (2004), 2 (2003)

Fiscal year:
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1 April - 31 March
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