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The currency of Barbados, pegged to the US dollar at a fixed rate of 2 BBD per USD since 1975. Issued by the Central Bank of Barbados.
Like most Caribbean currencies, the BBD operates inside an economy where the US dollar circulates informally alongside the local currency, especially in tourism. Hotels quote in USD. Souvenir shops accept either. The peg has held for almost fifty years, surviving multiple shocks including the 2008 financial crisis, sovereign credit downgrades, and an IMF programme in 2018.
The Barbados Dollar splits into 100 cents. Coin denominations run up to a dollar; notes go from $2 to $100. The local economy is small and import-dependent, which means the peg requires careful reserve management, Barbados doesn’t earn its way to dollar reserves the way an oil exporter does. Tourism receipts and offshore financial services do most of the work.
Example: A traveller buying a $100 dinner in Bridgetown sees the bill in BBD and pays roughly $50 USD. The exchange happens at the cash register without much fanfare; the 2:1 ratio is so familiar that locals often quote prices in USD even when the till rings them up in BBD.
