ICT goods imports in Barbados
Barbados: ICT goods imports was 3.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
ICT goods imports in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 3.2% for ict goods imports in 2024.
The figure is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Barbados peaked at 10.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2019.
That places Barbados 115th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
ICT goods imports in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.1% | — |
| 2001 | 7.7% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -27.4% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +28.5% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -43.9% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +24.4% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -21.7% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +62.4% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -33.4% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 5.6% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 2.7% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 4.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More infrastructure data for Barbados
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 323,482 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 114.58 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 121,314 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 42.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4297 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.2761 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 121,314 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Barbados?
- Ict goods imports in Barbados was 3.2% in 2024, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2019.
- How does Barbados rank for ict goods imports?
- Barbados ranks 115th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).