Personal remittances received in Barbados

Personal remittances received by Barbados were equal to 1.5% of GDP in 2017. The value for 2017 is the lowest since 1986.

Measure: Personal remittances received Unit: % of GDP Data: 1970 to 2017 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Barbados is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Barbados, 2017 1.5% % of GDP
Change from 2016 −1.3percentage points 2016: 2.8%
World, 2017 0.7% Official aggregate

Personal remittances received in Barbados over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Personal remittances received (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period BarbadosWorld
2025 – 0.8%
2024 – 0.8%
2023 – 0.8%
2022 – 0.8%
2021 – 0.7%
2020 – 0.8%
2019 – 0.7%
2018 – 0.7%
2017 1.5% 0.7%
2016 2.8% 0.7%
2015 3.5% 0.7%
2014 3.3% 0.7%
2013 3.4% 0.7%
2012 2.8% 0.7%
2011 2.6% 0.6%
2010 1.5% 0.6%
2009 2.6% 0.7%
2008 2.1% 0.6%
2007 3.0% 0.6%
2006 2.1% 0.6%
2005 2.5% 0.5%
2004 3.8% 0.5%
2003 4.1% 0.5%
2002 4.0% 0.5%
2001 4.3% 0.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.3 percentage points from 2.8% in 2016.
  • Since 2007, when it was 3.0%, the figure has changed by −1.5 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2017 was 0.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
BX.TRF.PWKR.DT.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2017 for Barbados
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data