Net ODA received in Barbados
Barbados: Net ODA received was 0.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Net ODA received in Barbados, 1967–2010
Source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in % of imports of goods, services and primary income.
Analysis
In 2010, net oda received in Barbados stood at 0.6%.
The figure is up 30.8% on the previous year and up 462.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net oda received in Barbados peaked at 2.9% in 1971 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1999.
That places Barbados 119th out of 153 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net ODA received in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of imports of goods, services and primary income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.6% | — |
| 1968 | 0.8% | +27.1% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | +30.5% |
| 1970 | 1.6% | +49.0% |
| 1971 | 2.9% | +85.8% |
| 1972 | 2.6% | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 2.3% | -14.5% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | -30.4% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | +22.1% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | -29.5% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | +62.4% |
| 1979 | 1.3% | -44.7% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | -13.8% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | +33.5% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | -18.1% |
| 1983 | 2.2% | +74.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -67.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +12.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -27.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -63.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -52.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +119.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -31.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +241.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -45.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -85.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +934.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +180.4% |
| 1999 | -0.0% | -103.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -382.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -81.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +1347.9% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +296.7% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +26.1% |
| 2005 | -0.0% | -101.8% |
| 2006 | -0.0% | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -2120.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -53.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +45.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +30.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1%, 56% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net ODA received in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +2120.2% | -0.0% | 0.7% |
| 2002 | +1347.9% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 1996 | +934.1% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| 2000 | +382.2% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 3 |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | -0.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | -0.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More aid effectiveness data for Barbados
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 10,000 current US$ (1999)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 20,000 current US$ (1997)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 640,000 current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 12.35 million current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 100,000 current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 30,000 current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 80,000 current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 1.20 million current US$ (2010)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Norway -10,000 current US$ (2001)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total 14.80 million current US$ (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net oda received in Barbados?
- Net oda received in Barbados was 0.6% in 2010, according to Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- What is the highest net oda received recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1971.
- What is the lowest net oda received recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1999.
- How does Barbados rank for net oda received?
- Barbados ranks 119th out of 153 countries with data for 2010.
- Is net oda received rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 462.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as part of Net ODA received (% of imports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent).