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Barbados.

Barbados · Bridgetown · 304.1K people · central-america-n-caribbean

Governmentparliamentary republic; a Commonwealth realmArea430 km²Sanctioned entities123Active conflicts0CIA· 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.

Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
92.2
Stable risk
31-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Barbados becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Barbados · 90-day event volume
7
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
1 of 2
SUMMIT MEETING2026-07-222026-09-052026-10-19
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
100/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 0domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 0
Event Volatility
100/100 · 15% wt
target events: 0actor only events: 0domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.00%article coverage 90d: 330
Arms Activity
100/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 0total value usd: $0conflict amplified: no
Economic Health
81/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 3.37%inflation pct: 1.45%unemployment pct: 6.45%
Market Stress
50/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 0negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
75/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 123is 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
0Stable
Economic
32Moderate
Regulatory
25Stable
Operational
15Stable
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.
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Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · central-america-n-caribbean
Rank 15 of 33
01Republic of Cuba
51.5
02Republic of Haiti
53.7
03Republic of Panama
68.3
04Antigua and Barbuda
75.2
05Republic of Nicaragua
75.9
06Republic of Guatemala
82.8
07Virgin Islands
84.6
08Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
85.3
15Barbados· this country
92.2
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 11 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024
$7.6B
▲ $374.3M YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024
$26.9K
▲ $1.3K YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 2024
1.4%
▼ 1.7% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 2024
6.4%
▼ 0.1% YoY
Population
WB· 2024
282.5K
▲ 131.0 YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB
—
Life expectancy
WB· 2024
76.3 yrs
▲ 0.2 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 2024
70.4%
▲ 0.7% YoY
Security2 recent events · 0 conflicts · 0 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
7
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
0
High-severity events
2026-09-17
SEV 2
CARICOM Reparations Conf
Summit Meeting
2026-09-17
SEV 2
CARICOM Reparations Conf
Diplomatic Visit
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
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+Methodology · how this profile is built

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.