12, Feb 2012, CET. Welcome to the Barbados economic statistics pages provided by the beta version of EconomyWatch.com's Econ Stats database.
Economic Indicators For: Barbados › Change country
National or Regional Currency: Barbados Dollar, BBD
Year of data: 2010 › Change year
Number of Indicators Listed:
Full Dataset: From Year 1980 to 2016
Date of Last Update: 1st August 2011
Population: 286,705 (July 2011 est.)
Area: total: 430 sq km
land: 430 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Natural Resources: petroleum, fish, natural gas
Capital: name: Bridgetown
geographic coordinates: 13 06 N, 59 37 W
time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Data Sources: IMF, World Bank, UN, OECD, CIA World Factbook, Internet World Statistics, The Heritage Foundation and Transparency International
Barbados has a market based economy. Over the last four decades, the economy has shifted from an emphasis on agriculture towards the provision of services. The economy is now based on tourism, business, finance and general services, agriculture and manufacturing. Over the years, Barbados has achieved a relatively high per capita income under conditions of low inflation, low external indebtedness and a solid social and economic infrastructure.
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