Barbados · Bridgetown · 304.1K people · central-america-n-caribbean
Governmentparliamentary republic; a Commonwealth realmArea430 km²Sanctioned entities105Active conflicts0Mentions 7d4 ▲ 300%CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.
arms imports: 0total value usd: $0conflict amplified: yes
Economic Health
79/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 2.48%inflation pct: 1.45%unemployment pct: 6.45%
Market Stress
50/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 0negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
79/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 105is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
81/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 76.3literacy rate: —
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political
19Stable
Security
39Moderate
Economic
32Moderate
Regulatory
21Stable
Operational
42Moderate
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
International Relations
IOM Official Says CARICOM Countries Re-Evaluating Migration Policies
IOM regional coordinator Patrice Quesada stated CARICOM countries are revising migration policies to address labour shortages, demographic decline, and climate displacement across critical sectors including construction, health, and tourism throughout the Caribbean region.
Caribbean TodayBarbados
Geopolitical Politics
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The Independent
Other
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Al Jazeera
Geopolitical Conflict
Iran warns of heavy retaliation after US strikes tankers
MSN
Geopolitical Economics
Pakistan passport ranking May 2026 update: Full visa-free list revealed as travel map shifts
Gulf News
Major update for Indian passport holders: See full list of visa-free destinations in May ranking
Gulf News
UK slavery reparations must be top issue at Commonwealth summit, says former Caribbean leader
The Guardian
Iran seizes US-sanctioned tanker as Gulf tensions spike
MSN
Iran seizes US-sanctioned tanker as Gulf tensions spike
MSN
Iran seizes US-sanctioned tanker as Gulf tensions spike
MSN
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Barbados-tagged articles · last 30 days
This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.
Coverage of Barbados will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.
