Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Barbados
Barbados: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square was 38,406 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Barbados, 1966–2010
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Barbados is 38,406 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 32.7% on the previous year and up 253.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Barbados peaked at 92,710 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 6,412 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 1999.
That places Barbados 21st out of 168 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
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 square in Barbados, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 34,370 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 11,366 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -66.9% |
| 1968 | 16,078 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 1969 | 21,322 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1970 | 24,776 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1971 | 24,307 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 24,722 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 19,056 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1974 | 18,729 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 36,107 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +92.8% |
| 1976 | 36,609 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 29,698 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1978 | 28,853 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 23,554 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1980 | 17,178 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1981 | 12,808 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 1982 | 23,650 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +84.7% |
| 1983 | 34,500 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +45.9% |
| 1984 | 38,650 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 35,590 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 23,984 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 1987 | 28,753 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1988 | 21,881 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 1989 | 14,980 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 1990 | 13,509 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 16,794 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1992 | 13,750 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1993 | 92,710 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +574.2% |
| 1994 | 15,481 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -83.3% |
| 1995 | 8,803 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -43.1% |
| 1996 | 12,511 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 1997 | 17,503 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 1998 | 19,861 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 6,412 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -67.7% |
| 2000 | 10,856 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +69.3% |
| 2001 | 15,260 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 2002 | 14,473 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 12,602 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 16,455 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2005 | 21,353 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2006 | 19,701 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 38,339 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +94.6% |
| 2008 | 18,297 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -52.3% |
| 2009 | 28,946 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +58.2% |
| 2010 | 38,406 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +32.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 38,406 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,221 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 11.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 38,406 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,419 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 27.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square 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 | +574.2% | 13,750 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 92,710 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,784 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 11,366 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 34,370 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1970s | 26,641 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 18,729 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 36,609 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,197 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 12,808 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 38,650 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,734 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 6,412 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 92,710 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,628 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10,856 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 38,339 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,406 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 38,406 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 38,406 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 18 Samoa 47,355 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 19 Seychelles 42,334 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 20 Haiti 39,544 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 22 Singapore 37,855 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 23 Gambia 31,843 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 24 Rwanda 30,996 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 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 square in Barbados?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in Barbados was 38,406 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2010, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 92,710 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,412 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Barbados rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
- Barbados ranks 21st out of 168 countries with data for 2010.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 253.8%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.