Caribbean
Barbados
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Barbados's #3 import source (world lens). Barbados is the EU's #153 goods supplier.
Barbados on the world stage
Total imports
$2.2bn
2024 annual
Total exports
$494m
136 partners
#1 import source
USA
38.5%
#1 export dest.
Areas, nes
28.5%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Barbados and the EU
EU imports from
€51m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€190m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #153 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 3.71
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Power market
● No domestic fuelMarket model
Privatised monopoly (BL&P)
Direct PPA
None
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Independent
FTC (Fair Trading Commission)
Small island with a single privatised utility (BL&P, Emera subsidiary) running mostly on imported oil. Growing solar adoption but grid integration limited by small system size.
Tracked infrastructure
0 wind farms
capacity n/a · 1 building
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
39.2
→ 44.3 by 2050
Fertility
1.71
below replacement
Working-age
66.2%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
25
→ 40.2 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 0.28M · peaks 2028
By 2050: -7% (0.26M)