Economic Indicators for Barbados


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Current account balance-5.93-9.337.47-18.49Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index170.89155.65170.8915.15
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )9.794.1038.92-1.27Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate8.058.0513.548.05%
Interest rates3.823.2011.66-0.66Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt133.20126.37133.2062.37% of GDP
New businesses registered1,028.00995.001,105.00859.00Number
Time required to start a business16.0016.0019.0016.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse377.00377.00377.00377.00Days
Armed forces Personnel1,000.001,000.001,000.00600.00Total
GDP6660USD Billions
GDP Growth4.5213.4813.48-12.54Percentage (%)
Hospital beds5.665.748.531.27Per 1,000 people
Physicians2.551.822.550.89Per 1,000 people
Labor force144,515.00144,262.00149,241.00131,504.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education4.175.215.232.72Percentage (%)
Fertility rate1.631.632.511.61Total
Population1111Thousands