Barbados BB: Unemployment

1985 - 2016 | Yearly | Person th | International Monetary Fund

Barbados BB: Unemployment data was reported at 14.000 Person th in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16.000 Person th for 2015. Barbados BB: Unemployment data is updated yearly, averaging 16.563 Person th from Dec 1985 to 2016, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 30.375 Person th in 1992 and a record low of 10.650 Person th in 2007. Barbados BB: Unemployment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Barbados – Table BB.IMF.IFS: Labour Force, Employment and Unemployment: Annual.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
14.000 2016	16.000 2015	10.650 2007	30.375 1992	Person th	yearly	1985 - 2016

Related Indicators for Barbados BB: Unemployment

Related indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Barbados BB: Unemployment (Person th)	14.000 2016	yearly	1985 - 2016
Barbados BB: Labour Force (Person th)	147.000 2016	yearly	1985 - 2016
Barbados BB: Employment (Person th)	132.000 2016	yearly	1985 - 2016
Barbados BB: Unemployment Rate (%)	10.000 2016	yearly	1985 - 2016
Barbados BB: Unemployment Rate: % Change over Previous Period (%)	-9.091 2016	yearly	1986 - 2016
Barbados BB: Unemployment Rate: % Change (%)	-9.091 2016	yearly	1986 - 2016
Barbados BB: Unemployment: % Change over Previous Period (%)	-12.500 2016	yearly	1986 - 2016
Barbados BB: Unemployment: % Change (%)	-12.500 2016	yearly	1986 - 2016
Barbados BB: Employment: % Change over Previous Period (%)	3.125 2016	yearly	1986 - 2016
Barbados BB: Employment: % Change (%)	3.125 2016	yearly	1986 - 2016
Barbados BB: Employment Index (2010=100)	104.080 2016	yearly	1985 - 2016
Barbados BB: Labour Force: % Change over Previous Period (%)	2.083 2016	yearly	1986 - 2016
Barbados BB: Labour Force: % Change (%)	2.083 2016	yearly	1986 - 2016

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National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	22,233.861 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	26,056.630 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	1.840 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BBD bn)	4.855 2029	yearly	1995 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BBD bn)	14.084 2029	yearly	1995 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (BBD bn)	4.871 2029	yearly	1995 - 2029

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	0.294 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	9.718 2028	yearly	1981 - 2028

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	2.427 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-0.438 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

More Indicators for Barbados

Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Barbados BB: Grants and Other Revenue: % of Revenue (%)	7.510 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Social Contributions: % of Revenue (%)	0.008 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Revenue Excluding Grants: % of GDP (%)	29.557 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports (BBD mn)	0.000 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services (BBD mn)	1,317.590 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services: % of Reve... (%)	45.879 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties (BBD mn)	245.189 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties: % of ... (%)	9.232 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade (BBD mn)	246.234 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade: % of Rev... (%)	8.574 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes (BBD mn)	231.071 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes: % of Revenue (%)	8.046 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Tax Revenue (BBD mn)	2,655.965 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	27.419 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capital G... (%)	29.983 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capital G... (%)	32.420 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees (BBD mn)	807.095 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees: % of Expenditure (%)	24.701 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure (BBD mn)	435.702 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure: % of Expenditure (%)	13.335 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Expenditure: Interest Payments (BBD mn)	736.152 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Revenue (%)	25.633 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Expenditure (%)	22.530 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Expenditure: Other Expenditure (BBD mn)	50.683 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Expenditure: Other Expenditure: % of GDP (%)	1.551 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Expenditure: % of GDP (%)	33.732 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers (BBD mn)	1,237.829 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers: % of Expenditure (%)	37.884 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Scientific and Technical Journal Articles (Unit)	67.790 2020	yearly	1996 - 2020
Barbados BB: Patent Applications: Residents (Unit)	29.000 2020	yearly	1984 - 2020
Barbados BB: Trademark Applications: Direct Nonresident (Unit)	799.000 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
Barbados BB: Trademark Applications: Direct Resident (Unit)	232.000 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
Barbados BB: Trademark Applications: Total (Unit)	1,031.000 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
Barbados BB: Burden of Customs Procedure: WEF: 1=Extremely Inefficient To 7=Extr... (NA)	4.000 2014	yearly	2007 - 2014
Barbados BB: Quality of Port Infrastructure: WEF: 1=Extremely Underdeveloped To ... (NA)	5.300 2014	yearly	2007 - 2014
Barbados BB: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index: Maximum Value In 2004 = 100 (NA)	7.017 2021	yearly	2006 - 2021
Barbados BB: Secure Internet Servers (Unit)	298.000 2020	yearly	2010 - 2020
Barbados BB: Secure Internet Servers: per 1 Million People (Number)	1,061.658 2020	yearly	2010 - 2020
Barbados BB: Arms Imports: SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIV) (TIV)	10,000,000.000 2009	yearly	1981 - 2009
Barbados BB: Armed Forces Personnel: Total (Person)	1,000.000 2019	yearly	1985 - 2019
Barbados BB: Armed Forces Personnel: % of Total Labour Force (%)	0.708 2020	yearly	1995 - 2020
Barbados BB: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (USD mn)	685.050 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (BBD mn)	1,370.100 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: % of GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (%)	12.019 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household: Include Discrep... (USD mn)	3,649.90 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Barbados BB: GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household: Include Discrepancy (BBD mn)	7,299.80 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Barbados BB: GDP: % of GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household (%)	79.62 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Barbados BB: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household (USD mn)	4,359.450 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: PPP: Household Final Consumption Expenditure (Intl $ mn)	3,505.328 2022	yearly	1990 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure: Include Discrepancy (USD mn)	4,261.20 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Barbados BB: GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: Include Discrepancy (BBD mn)	8,522.40 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Barbados BB: GDP: % of GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure (%)	92.96 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Barbados BB: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	5,044.500 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: USD: Gross National Expenditure (USD mn)	6,017.500 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: Gross National Expenditure (BBD mn)	10,797.900 2021	yearly	1975 - 2021
Barbados BB: GDP: % of GDP: Gross National Expenditure (%)	105.571 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: USD: Exports of Goods and Services (USD mn)	2,002.300 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: % of GDP: Exports of Goods and Services (%)	35.128 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: USD: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn)	963.500 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (%)	16.904 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: USD: Changes in Inventories (USD mn)	9.500 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: USD: Gross Capital Formation (USD mn)	973.000 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Capital Formation (%)	17.070 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: USD: Imports of Goods and Services (USD mn)	2,463.500 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: % of GDP: Imports of Goods and Services (%)	43.220 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: USD: External Balance of Goods and Services (USD mn)	-461.200 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: % of GDP: External Balance on Goods and Services (%)	-8.091 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: % of GDP: Trade (%)	78.348 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: USD: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Agriculture (USD mn)	58.800 2010	yearly	1975 - 2010
Barbados BB: GDP: Growth: Gross Value Added: Agriculture (%)	-6.323 2019	yearly	1976 - 2019
Barbados BB: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Value Added: Agriculture (%)	1.298 2010	yearly	1975 - 2010
Barbados BB: GDP: USD: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry: Manufacturing (USD mn)	267.900 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: Growth: Gross Value Added: Industry: Manufacturing (%)	10.879 2022	yearly	1976 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Value Added: Industry: Manufacturing (%)	4.700 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: USD: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry (USD mn)	634.250 2010	yearly	1975 - 2010
Barbados BB: GDP: Growth: Gross Value Added: Industry (%)	-3.355 2019	yearly	1976 - 2019
Barbados BB: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Value Added: Industry (%)	14.001 2010	yearly	1975 - 2010
Barbados BB: GDP: USD: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Services (USD mn)	3,705.50 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Barbados BB: GDP: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Services (BBD mn)	7,411.00 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Barbados BB: GDP: Growth: Gross Value Added: Services (%)	2.08 2016	yearly	1976 - 2016
Barbados BB: GDP: Real: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Services (BBD mn)	940.20 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Barbados BB: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Value Added: Services (%)	88.86 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Barbados BB: Adjusted Savings: Education Expenditure (USD mn)	302.458 2021	yearly	1986 - 2021
Barbados BB: Adjusted Savings: Education Expenditure: % of GNI (%)	6.371 2021	yearly	1970 - 2021
Barbados BB: Adjusted Savings: Carbon Dioxide Damage (USD mn)	44.131 2021	yearly	1990 - 2021
Barbados BB: Adjusted Savings: Carbon Dioxide Damage: % of GNI (%)	0.930 2021	yearly	1990 - 2021
Barbados BB: Adjusted Savings: Consumption of Fixed Capital (USD mn)	568.366 2021	yearly	1974 - 2021
Barbados BB: Adjusted Savings: Consumption of Fixed Capital: % of GNI (%)	11.972 2021	yearly	1986 - 2021
Barbados BB: Adjusted Savings: Mineral Depletion (USD mn)	0.000 2020	yearly	1970 - 2020
Barbados BB: Adjusted Savings: Mineral Depletion: % of GNI (%)	0.000 2020	yearly	1986 - 2020
Barbados BB: Adjusted Savings: Energy Depletion (USD mn)	14.087 2021	yearly	1971 - 2021
Barbados BB: Adjusted Savings: Energy Depletion: % of GNI (%)	0.297 2021	yearly	1986 - 2021
Barbados BB: Adjusted Savings: Particulate Emission Damage (USD mn)	14.375 2021	yearly	1990 - 2021
Barbados BB: Adjusted Savings: Particulate Emission Damage: % of GNI (%)	0.303 2021	yearly	1990 - 2021
Barbados BB: Adjusted Savings: Gross Savings: % of GNI (%)	5.608 2017	yearly	1986 - 2017
Barbados BB: Adjusted Savings: Net National Savings (USD mn)	-276.711 2017	yearly	1986 - 2017
Barbados BB: Adjusted Savings: Net National Savings: % of GNI (%)	-5.816 2017	yearly	1986 - 2017
Barbados BB: Inflation:(GDP) Gross Domestic ProductDeflator (%)	3.993 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: Discrepancy (BBD mn)	287.300 2022	yearly	1975 - 2022
Barbados BB: GDP: USD: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost (USD mn)	4,372.104 2019	yearly	1975 - 2019

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