Barbados: Inflation
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Barbados |
Inflation: percent change in the Consumer Price Index |
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Latest value | 9.8 |
Year | 2023 |
Measure | percent |
Data availability | 1967 - 2023 |
Average | 6.2 |
Min - Max | -1.3 - 38.9 |
Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2023 is 9.8 percent, an increase from 4.1 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 10.0 percent, based on data from 149 countries. Historically, the average for Barbados from 1967 to 2023 is 6.2 percent. The minimum value, -1.3 percent, was reached in 1998 while the maximum of 38.9 percent was recorded in 1974.
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Inflation in Barbados and other countries is usually calculated as the percent change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from one year to the next. The CPI represents the prices paid by the average urban consumer in each respective country. Inflation can also be calculated with other price indexes such as the Produce Price Index or the so-called GDP deflator.
Most countries try to keep inflation somewhere around 2-3 percent per year. That is too low to cause any problems for the businesses and households. At the same time, it is comfortably away from negative inflation, i.e. from deflation. Of course, this target is often missed.
Most countries try to keep inflation somewhere around 2-3 percent per year. That is too low to cause any problems for the businesses and households. At the same time, it is comfortably away from negative inflation, i.e. from deflation. Of course, this target is often missed.
Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
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Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
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Inflation | 9.8 | 2023 | percent |
Exchange rate regimes | 3 | 2022 | index points |
USD exchange rate | 2.0192 | 11/2024 | Local Currency Units per USD |
Money supply (broad money) | 14.48 | 7/2024 | billion |
Consumer Price Index (CPI) | 115.4000 | 2/2024 | index points |
Inflation, monthly | 0.35 | 2/2024 | percent |
Inflation, annual | 4.15 | 2/2024 | percent |
Private sector credit | 5.87 | 6/2024 | billion |
Business credit | 2.29 | 6/2024 | billion |
Household credit | 3.58 | 6/2024 | billion |
Deposit interest rate | 2.00 | 5/2024 | percent |