Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Barbados
Barbados: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Barbados, 1966–2010
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in 2010.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 99.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Barbados peaked at 0.1306 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1999.
That places Barbados 111th out of 163 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 unit of GDP in Barbados, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0.1306 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1967 | 0.0389 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -70.2% |
| 1968 | 0.055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0648 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0641 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0559 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0497 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0314 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0258 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0386 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +49.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0361 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0258 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0224 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0151 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0073 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -51.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0049 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0087 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +76.8% |
| 1983 | 0.012 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0123 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0109 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0067 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0073 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0052 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0032 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0029 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0036 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.8% |
| 1992 | 0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0193 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +539.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0031 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -84.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.3% |
| 1997 | 0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.4% |
| 1998 | 0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -69.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +63.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.8% |
| 2002 | 0.002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 0.002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +75.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -53.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.7% |
| 2010 | 0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP 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 | +539.5% | 0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0193 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0723 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0389 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1306 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.0365 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0151 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0641 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0078 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0123 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0193 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 108 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0036 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 109 Cyprus 0.0033 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 110 Sri Lanka 0.0032 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 112 Venezuela 0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 113 Mauritius 0.0029 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 114 Iraq 0.0027 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Barbados?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Barbados was 0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1306 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1966.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- How does Barbados rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 111th out of 163 countries with data for 2010.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.4%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.