Barbados BB: Unemployment

1976 - 2019 | Yearly | Person th | International Monetary Fund

Barbados BB: Unemployment data was reported at 11.477 Person th in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.629 Person th for 2018. Barbados BB: Unemployment data is updated yearly, averaging 14.387 Person th from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2019, with 44 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31.075 Person th in 1993 and a record low of 7.800 Person th in 1981. Barbados BB: Unemployment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Barbados – Table BB.IMF.IFS: Labour Force, Employment and Unemployment: Annual.

View Barbados's Barbados BB: Unemployment from 1976 to 2019 in the chart:

Get this data

What was Barbados's Barbados BB: Unemployment in 2019?

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
11.477 2019	11.629 2018	7.800 1981	31.075 1993	Person th	yearly	1976 - 2019

Related Indicators for Barbados BB: Unemployment

Related indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Barbados BB: Unemployment (Person th)	11.477 2019	yearly	1976 - 2019
Barbados BB: Labour Force (Person th)	136.433 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Barbados BB: Employment (Person th)	124.956 2019	yearly	1975 - 2019
Barbados BB: Unemployment Rate (%)	8.413 2019	yearly	1976 - 2019
Barbados BB: Unemployment Rate: % Change over Previous Period (%)	-9.091 2016	yearly	1986 - 2016
Barbados BB: Unemployment Rate: % Change (%)	-9.091 2016	yearly	1986 - 2016
Barbados BB: Unemployment: % Change over Previous Period (%)	-12.500 2016	yearly	1986 - 2016
Barbados BB: Unemployment: % Change (%)	-12.500 2016	yearly	1986 - 2016
Barbados BB: Employment: % Change over Previous Period (%)	3.125 2016	yearly	1986 - 2016
Barbados BB: Employment: % Change (%)	3.125 2016	yearly	1986 - 2016
Barbados BB: Employment Index (2010=100)	104.080 2016	yearly	1985 - 2016
Barbados BB: Labour Force: % Change over Previous Period (%)	2.083 2016	yearly	1986 - 2016
Barbados BB: Labour Force: % Change (%)	2.083 2016	yearly	1986 - 2016

Accurate Macro & Micro Economic Data You Can Trust

Explore the most complete set of 6.6 million time series covering more than 200 economies, 20 industries and 18 macroeconomic sectors.

Learn more about what we do

Barbados Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	22,233.861 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	26,056.630 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	1.840 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BBD bn)	4.732 2030	yearly	1995 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BBD bn)	14.552 2030	yearly	1995 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (BBD bn)	4.848 2030	yearly	1995 - 2030

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	0.294 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	7.677 2029	yearly	1981 - 2029

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	2.427 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-0.445 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029

More Indicators for Barbados

Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Barbados BB: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports... (%)	0.130 2020	yearly	1970 - 2020
Barbados BB: Imports: % of Total Goods Imports: Residual (%)	0.354 2020	yearly	1961 - 2020
Barbados BB: Imports: Goods: by Reporting Economy (USD mn)	1,499.450 2020	yearly	1961 - 2020
Barbados BB: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Computer, Commu... (%)	69.828 2017	yearly	1967 - 2017
Barbados BB: Imports: Commercial Service (USD mn)	670.924 2017	yearly	1967 - 2017
Barbados BB: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Transport (%)	16.122 2017	yearly	1967 - 2017
Barbados BB: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Travel (%)	7.625 2017	yearly	1967 - 2017
Barbados BB: Net Barter Terms of Trade Index (2000=100)	112.200 2020	yearly	2000 - 2020
Barbados BB: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Agricultural Raw Materials (%)	0.048 2023	yearly	1967 - 2023
Barbados BB: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food (%)	46.069 2023	yearly	1967 - 2023
Barbados BB: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Fuel (%)	8.611 2023	yearly	1967 - 2023
Barbados BB: ICT: Goods Exports: % of Total Goods Exports (%)	1.100 2022	yearly	2000 - 2022
Barbados BB: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Insurance & Fin... (%)	1.255 2017	yearly	1967 - 2017
Barbados BB: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Manufactures (%)	37.251 2023	yearly	1967 - 2023
Barbados BB: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Ores & Metals (%)	3.729 2022	yearly	1967 - 2022
Barbados BB: Exports: Goods (USD mn)	486.000 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Barbados BB: Exports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports (%)	40.452 2020	yearly	1961 - 2020
Barbados BB: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports... (%)	34.776 2020	yearly	1961 - 2020
Barbados BB: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports... (%)	1.001 2020	yearly	1970 - 2020
Barbados BB: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports... (%)	0.190 2020	yearly	1989 - 2020
Barbados BB: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports... (%)	33.282 2020	yearly	1961 - 2020
Barbados BB: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports... (%)	0.079 2020	yearly	1973 - 2020
Barbados BB: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports... (%)	0.096 2020	yearly	1961 - 2020
Barbados BB: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports... (%)	0.128 2020	yearly	1970 - 2020
Barbados BB: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: Residual (%)	24.773 2020	yearly	1961 - 2020
Barbados BB: Exports: Goods: by Reporting Economy (USD mn)	344.282 2020	yearly	1961 - 2020
Barbados BB: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Computer, Commu... (%)	23.402 2017	yearly	1967 - 2017
Barbados BB: Exports: Commercial Service (USD mn)	1,496.535 2017	yearly	1967 - 2017
Barbados BB: High-Technology Exports (USD mn)	19.197 2021	yearly	2019 - 2021
Barbados BB: High-Technology Exports: % of Manufactured Exports (%)	17.156 2021	yearly	2019 - 2021
Barbados BB: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Transport (%)	4.736 2016	yearly	1967 - 2016
Barbados BB: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Travel (%)	74.502 2016	yearly	1967 - 2016
Barbados BB: Cereal Production (Metric Ton)	49.900 2021	yearly	1961 - 2021
Barbados BB: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments (USD mn)	87.469 2017	yearly	1967 - 2017
Barbados BB: Claims on Central Government: Annual Growth as % of Broad Money (%)	0.010 2023	yearly	1967 - 2023
Barbados BB: Claims on Other Sectors of The Domestic Economy: Annual Growth as %... (%)	1.428 2023	yearly	2002 - 2023
Barbados BB: Claims on Private Sector: Annual Growth as % of Broad Money (%)	-0.831 2020	yearly	1967 - 2020
Barbados BB: Broad Money (BBD mn)	14,089.157 2023	yearly	1966 - 2023
Barbados BB: Broad Money: % of GDP (%)	110.182 2023	yearly	1966 - 2023
Barbados BB: Broad Money: to Total Reserves Ratio (Ratio)	3.960 2021	yearly	1966 - 2021
Barbados BB: Broad Money: Average Annual Growth Rate (%)	5.971 2021	yearly	1967 - 2021
Barbados BB: Claims on Central Government: % GDP (%)	23.753 2023	yearly	1966 - 2023
Barbados BB: Claims on Other Sectors of The Domestic Economy: % of GDP (%)	95.052 2009	yearly	2001 - 2009
Barbados BB: Patent Applications: Non-Residents (Unit)	31.000 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
Barbados BB: Coal Rents: % of GDP (%)	0.000 2020	yearly	1980 - 2020
Barbados BB: Mineral Rents: % of GDP (%)	0.000 2020	yearly	1974 - 2020
Barbados BB: Natural Gas Rents: % of GDP (%)	0.001 2020	yearly	1980 - 2020
Barbados BB: Oil Rents: % of GDP (%)	0.309 2021	yearly	1974 - 2021
Barbados BB: Total Natural Resources Rents: % of GDP (%)	0.221 2020	yearly	1974 - 2020
Barbados BB: Lifetime Risk Of Maternal Death (%)	0.054 2020	yearly	2000 - 2020
Barbados BB: Maternal Mortality Ratio: National Estimate: per 100,000 Live Birth... (Ratio)	32.000 2013	yearly	1986 - 2013
Barbados BB: Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure: % of Total Expenditure on Health (%)	29.87 2014	yearly	1995 - 2014
Barbados BB: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment (%)	0.326 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Barbados BB: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment (%)	0.659 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Barbados BB: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	0.493 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Barbados BB: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment (%)	13.033 2021	yearly	1991 - 2021
Barbados BB: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment (%)	26.910 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Barbados BB: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	17.360 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
Barbados BB: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Femal... (%)	85.964 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Barbados BB: Wage And Salary Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Empl... (%)	77.760 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
Barbados BB: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employm... (%)	79.545 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Barbados BB: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Fem... (%)	0.030 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
Barbados BB: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male ... (%)	0.065 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Barbados BB: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Emplo... (%)	0.030 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
Barbados BB: Imports: % of Total Goods Imports: The Arab World (%)	0.555 2020	yearly	1970 - 2020
Barbados BB: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: The Arab World (%)	0.306 2020	yearly	1970 - 2020
Barbados BB: CO2 Emissions from Solid Fuel Consumption: % of Total (%)	0.000 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Barbados BB: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Sub-Saharan Africa (USD mn)	0.101 2023	yearly	1970 - 2023
Barbados BB: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Sub-Saharan Africa (USD mn)	4.193 2023	yearly	1958 - 2023
Barbados BB: Money Supply: Money (BBD mn)	3,136.906 2011	yearly	2001 - 2011
Barbados BB: Money Supply: Quasi Money (BBD mn)	5,585.728 2011	yearly	2001 - 2011
Barbados BB: Money Supply: Total Monetary Authorities (BBD mn)	8,423.77 2011	yearly	2001 - 2011
Barbados BB: Mortality Rate: Neonatal: per 1000 Live Births (Ratio)	7.100 2022	yearly	1968 - 2022
Barbados BB: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports: % of Tax Revenue (%)	0.000 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services: % Value A... (%)	15.794 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Barbados BB: IMF Account: Fund Position: Use of Fund Credit (UFC): USD (USD mn)	553.405 2023	yearly	1945 - 2023
Barbados BB: CO2 Emissions from Liquid Fuel Consumption: % of Total (%)	88.456 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Barbados BB: Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of ... (%)	2.207 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Barbados BB: CO2 Emissions from Solid Fuel Consumption (kt)	0.000 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Barbados BB: Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area (%)	3.230 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Barbados BB: CO2 Emissions from Liquid Fuel Consumption (kt)	1,158.772 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Barbados BB: CO2 Emissions from Gaseous Fuel Consumption: % of Total (%)	2.519 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Barbados BB: CO2 Emissions from Gaseous Fuel Consumption (kt)	33.003 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Barbados BB: School Enrollment: Preprimary: Female: % Gross (%)	76.796 2021	yearly	1974 - 2021
Barbados BB: School Enrollment: Preprimary: % Gross (%)	75.127 2021	yearly	1974 - 2021
Barbados BB: School Enrollment: Tertiary: Male: % Gross (%)	40.335 2011	yearly	1971 - 2011
Barbados BB: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: Male: % of Official School-Age Populati... (%)	92.924 2018	yearly	1999 - 2018
Barbados BB: Children Out of School: Primary (Person)	1,694.000 2023	yearly	1971 - 2023
Barbados BB: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: % of Official School-Age Population (%)	92.259 2018	yearly	1999 - 2018
Barbados BB: School Enrollment: Primary: Female: % Net (%)	95.730 2018	yearly	1971 - 2018
Barbados BB: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: Female: % o... (%)	99.107 2018	yearly	1999 - 2018
Barbados BB: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: % of Releva... (%)	98.332 2018	yearly	1999 - 2018
Barbados BB: Primary Completion Rate: Female: % of Relevant Age Group (%)	97.938 2023	yearly	1999 - 2023
Barbados BB: School Enrollment: Tertiary: Female: % Gross (%)	90.572 2011	yearly	1971 - 2011
Barbados BB: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Secondary School Enrollment: Gross (Ratio)	1.026 2021	yearly	1971 - 2021
Barbados BB: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: Male: % of ... (%)	97.579 2018	yearly	1999 - 2018
Barbados BB: School Enrollment: Preprimary: Male: % Gross (%)	73.515 2021	yearly	1974 - 2021
Barbados BB: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: Female: % of Official School-Age Popula... (%)	91.576 2018	yearly	1999 - 2018
Barbados BB: School Enrollment: Primary: Male: % Net (%)	97.627 2018	yearly	1971 - 2018
Barbados BB: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary and Secondary School Enrollment:... (Ratio)	0.998 2021	yearly	1971 - 2021

Request a demo of CEIC

CEIC’s economic databases cover over 200 global markets. Our Platform offers the most reliable macroeconomic data and advanced analytical tools.

Request a demo

Please note, product demos are not available for students. Please click here to find out more about the version of CEIC available for student users.