Barbados

Official Name:	Barbados
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Parliamentary Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Barbados
ISO Country Codes:	BB : BRB
Internet Domain:	.bb
Government Web Site:	https://www.gov.bb/

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Capital:	Bridgetown	Main Airports:	Grantley Adams International Airport
Language(s):	English	Population:	302,674
Currency:	Barbados Dollar	ISO Currency Code:	BBD
Telephone Dial In:	+1 246	ID Prefix:	011

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; Association of Caribbean States; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Organization of American States; Sistema Economico Latinoamericano; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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Caribbean News Agency (CANA);

Newspaper

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Barbados Today;

NationNews;

The Barbados Advocate;

The Broad Street Journal;

Radio

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Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC);

Life 97.5;

Mix 96.9;

The Beat 104;

Barbados

Government Website:	https://www.gov.bb/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/barbados
Central Bank:	Central Bank of Barbados
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	2 Barbadian dollars (BBD) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	10.1% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	NA
Inflation Rate:	4.4% (2017 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	4% (Nov-20 - TradingEconomics)
GDP:	$3.868 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$13,800 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Barbados Dollar
Currency Code:	BBD
World Bank Classification:	High-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	2.8%	sugarcane, vegetables, cotton
Industry:	11.7%	tourism, sugar, light manufacturing, component assembly for export
Services:	85.5%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Caribbean Community and Common Market; Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Latin America the Caribbean UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; Inter American Development Bank; OECD; UNDP Human Development;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Barbados Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Barbados Statistical Service;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Barbados

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	Barbados Revenue Authority
Development Bank(s):	Caribbean Development Bank; Development Bank of Latin America; Inter-American Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Barbados National Standards Institution

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 77/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 29/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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Export Credit & Insurance Show

Export Credit Agency: Caribbean Export Development Agency ; Central Bank of Barbados ;

Investment & Export Promotion Show

Export Promotion Agency: Caribbean Export Development Agency ; Investment Agency: Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies ; Export Barbados The Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC) commenced operations on December 1, 1992, for the purpose of developing Barbados’ industrial, export, and other related activities. ; Invest Barbados ;

Regional Trade Agreements & Organisations:

Caribbean Community and Common Market; Free Trade Area of The Americas; UNCTAD; WCO; WIPO; WTO;

Trade Reports:

International Trade Centre; Trade Facilitation Agreement; UNCTAD General; UNCTAD Maritime; WIPO; Worlds Top Exports; WTO;