Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 60 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Barbados, 1966–2010
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 60 constant 2024 US$ per person for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in 2010.
The figure is up 32.1% on the previous year and up 236.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Barbados peaked at 152.72 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 10.5 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1999.
That places Barbados 63rd out of 168 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 60.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1967 | 19.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | -67.2% |
| 1968 | 27.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | +40.6% |
| 1969 | 36.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | +32.1% |
| 1970 | 42.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | +16.2% |
| 1971 | 41.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 42.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 32.73 constant 2024 US$ per person | -23.1% |
| 1974 | 32.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 61.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | +92.5% |
| 1976 | 62.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 50.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.9% |
| 1978 | 49.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 40.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.3% |
| 1980 | 29.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | -27.1% |
| 1981 | 21.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | -25.7% |
| 1982 | 40.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | +84.1% |
| 1983 | 58.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | +45.4% |
| 1984 | 65.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 59.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 1986 | 40.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | -32.8% |
| 1987 | 48.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.6% |
| 1988 | 36.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.0% |
| 1989 | 24.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | -31.6% |
| 1990 | 22.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 27.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | +23.9% |
| 1992 | 22.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.4% |
| 1993 | 152.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | +572.3% |
| 1994 | 25.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | -83.3% |
| 1995 | 14.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | -43.2% |
| 1996 | 20.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | +42.0% |
| 1997 | 28.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | +39.8% |
| 1998 | 32.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 10.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | -67.7% |
| 2000 | 17.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | +69.6% |
| 2001 | 25 constant 2024 US$ per person | +40.4% |
| 2002 | 23.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 20.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 26.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | +29.8% |
| 2005 | 34.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | +29.1% |
| 2006 | 31.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 60.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | +93.7% |
| 2008 | 28.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | -52.5% |
| 2009 | 45.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | +57.4% |
| 2010 | 60 constant 2024 US$ per person | +32.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 60 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.43 constant 2024 US$ per person, 3.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 60 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.58 constant 2024 US$ per person, 2.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +572.3% | 22.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | 152.72 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | 19.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | 60.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | 4 |
| 1970s | 45.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | 32.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | 62.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | 21.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | 65.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | 152.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | 17.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | 60.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 60 constant 2024 US$ per person | 60 constant 2024 US$ per person | 60 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 60 Antigua and Barbuda 61.84 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 61 Guinea-Bissau 61.05 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 62 Zambia 61.04 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 64 Serbia 59.95 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 65 Malta 58.54 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 66 Slovenia 57.86 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Barbados?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Barbados was 60 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2010, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 152.72 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1999.
- How does Barbados rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 63rd out of 168 countries with data for 2010.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 236.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.