Inflation in Barbados

Inflation in Barbados: 18.5% a year in 1980 and 0.9% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025: 0.9% a year
Since 1980: −17.6 percentage points
Rank, 2025: 147 of 179; counting from the highest
Projected, 2031: 2.4% a year; IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.4% a year in 2031.
The highest was 18.5% a year in 1980, the lowest -1.3% a year in 1998.

% a year · IMF

IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031

How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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