Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate (value) in Barbados
Barbados: Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate (value) was -21.24 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate in Barbados, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Barbados recorded -21.24 % change on previous year for printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is down 89.8% on the previous year and down 158.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate in Barbados peaked at 571.22 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -76.4 % change on previous year, in 1989.
That places Barbados 167th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate (value) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.75 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 72.41 % change on previous year | +4027.6% |
| 1964 | -4 % change on previous year | -105.5% |
| 1965 | 13.54 % change on previous year | -438.5% |
| 1966 | 8.26 % change on previous year | -39.0% |
| 1967 | 50 % change on previous year | +505.6% |
| 1968 | 22.03 % change on previous year | -55.9% |
| 1969 | -13.43 % change on previous year | -160.9% |
| 1970 | 25.13 % change on previous year | -287.2% |
| 1971 | 26.92 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 10.1 % change on previous year | -62.5% |
| 1973 | 41.9 % change on previous year | +314.8% |
| 1974 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1975 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | 127.37 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | -10.33 % change on previous year | -108.1% |
| 1978 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 101.16 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | 14.71 % change on previous year | -85.5% |
| 1981 | 22.17 % change on previous year | +50.7% |
| 1982 | -31.83 % change on previous year | -243.6% |
| 1983 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 128 % change on previous year | — |
| 1985 | -7.99 % change on previous year | -106.2% |
| 1986 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | -76.4 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 571.22 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -46.9 % change on previous year | -108.2% |
| 1993 | -12.06 % change on previous year | -74.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7799 % change on previous year | -106.5% |
| 1995 | -73.3 % change on previous year | -9499.4% |
| 1996 | 114.49 % change on previous year | -256.2% |
| 1997 | 288.7 % change on previous year | +152.2% |
| 1998 | -14.92 % change on previous year | -105.2% |
| 1999 | -27.53 % change on previous year | +84.5% |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 19.73 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -7.81 % change on previous year | -139.6% |
| 2003 | -7.36 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 30.53 % change on previous year | -514.8% |
| 2005 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2006 | -7.18 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | 8.36 % change on previous year | -216.4% |
| 2008 | 23.06 % change on previous year | +175.9% |
| 2009 | -32.62 % change on previous year | -241.5% |
| 2010 | 32.35 % change on previous year | -199.2% |
| 2011 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 1.48 % change on previous year | — |
| 2013 | -3.34 % change on previous year | -326.1% |
| 2014 | 36.17 % change on previous year | -1181.8% |
| 2015 | -39.78 % change on previous year | -210.0% |
| 2016 | -10.21 % change on previous year | -74.3% |
| 2017 | 5.83 % change on previous year | -157.1% |
| 2018 | -3.92 % change on previous year | -167.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9003 % change on previous year | -123.0% |
| 2020 | -16.58 % change on previous year | -1941.3% |
| 2021 | -13.09 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 56.57 % change on previous year | -532.3% |
| 2023 | -11.19 % change on previous year | -119.8% |
| 2024 | -21.24 % change on previous year | +89.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's -21.24 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -2.87 % change on previous year, 7.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Barbados's -21.24 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -11.75 % change on previous year, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate (value) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -9499.4% | 0.7799 % change on previous year | -73.3 % change on previous year |
| 1963 | +4027.6% | 1.75 % change on previous year | 72.41 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -1941.3% | 0.9003 % change on previous year | -16.58 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | +1181.8% | -3.34 % change on previous year | 36.17 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.82 % change on previous year | -13.43 % change on previous year | 72.41 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 32.23 % change on previous year | -10.33 % change on previous year | 127.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.87 % change on previous year | -76.4 % change on previous year | 128 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.05 % change on previous year | -73.3 % change on previous year | 571.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.67 % change on previous year | -32.62 % change on previous year | 30.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 % change on previous year | -39.78 % change on previous year | 36.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.1 % change on previous year | -21.24 % change on previous year | 56.57 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 164 Czechoslovakia -19.5 % change on previous year compare
- 165 South Sudan -20.53 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Malta -21.09 % change on previous year compare
- 168 Russian Federation -22.36 % change on previous year compare
- 169 New Zealand -23.03 % change on previous year compare
- 170 Kuwait -23.44 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Barbados
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3571 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate in Barbados?
- Printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate in Barbados was -21.24 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 571.22 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -76.4 % change on previous year in 1989.
- How does Barbados rank for printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate?
- Barbados ranks 167th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value, annual growth rate rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 158.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Printing and writing papers — Import value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Printing and writing papers — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Printing and writing papers — Import value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.