The latest market, economy, central-bank, policy and company stories from Barbados, updated every 15 minutes. Last updated 19 October 2026.
| GDP growth (2025) | 2.7% | Moderate growth. |
| Inflation (2025) | 0.8% | Close to the ~2% most central banks aim for. |
| Unemployment (2025) | 6.5% | Moderate. |
| GDP per person (2025) | $28,365 | Average output per person: a rough measure of how wealthy a country is. |
Latest official annual figures from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Context, not a forecast or financial advice.
Barbados will continue to press for an end to the economic embargo on Cuba and oppose double standards in the fight against terrorism, Senior Minister Kerrie Symmonds said at a…