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Barbados

#101 globally

Americas

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#15 in Americas

↑Positive(+2)
0/ 100

AI Readiness Score

Readiness = capacity to build AI · Adoption = AI actually in use today

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Readiness Score

Can this country build AI?

28/100
↑Positive(+2)
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Adoption Score

Is this country using AI now?

28/100
Nascent Adoption

Barbados is deploying AI roughly in line with its readiness capacity.

Readiness vs Adoption — Radar

Blue = readiness capacity · Green = active adoption · Each axis pairs the closest dimension from each framework

Pillar Scores

Infrastructure7/20
Talent7/20
Governance7/20
Investment4/20
Economic Readiness3/20

Adoption Dimension Breakdown

Nascent Adoption
Government DeploymentWeakest
5/20
Enterprise AdoptionStrongest
6/20
Talent DemandWeakest
5/20
Consumer UsageStrongest
6/20
R&D PipelineStrongest
6/20

Fintech ambitions and offshore financial services drive technology adoption in this small island economy.

Trajectory Outlook

30
/100

by 2028

28 now→+2 pts
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Top Accelerator

Progressive fintech regulation and digital nomad policies attracting global AI workers

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Top Risk

Tiny domestic market — 285,000 population creates no viable standalone AI industry

Pillar Detail

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AI Development Roadmap

Algorithmic roadmap based on pillar scores · Updated with live data

◈Foundation Phase

Barbados is in the Foundation Phase

Building core digital and institutional capabilities. Projected score by 2028: 30/100.

2028 Timeline

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Now

Score 28

2

2025–26

National AI strategy adopted

3

2026–27

Digital connectivity baseline met

4

2028

First national AI lab established

Priority Actions — 3 Weakest Pillars

⬠Economic Readiness
3/20
Near

Expand financial inclusion; target 80% banked population by 2026

Mid

Develop AI-driven export diversification strategy beyond primary commodities

◇Investment & R&D
4/20
Near

Launch government-backed AI seed fund (≥$50M) for domestic startups

Mid

Negotiate bilateral R&D agreements with OECD partners; join CERN or equivalent

⬡Digital Infrastructure
7/20
Near

Extend rural connectivity and reduce mobile data costs below $2/GB

Mid

Build national data centre capacity and connect to international internet exchanges

Roadmap generated algorithmically from pillar scores and World Bank data. Actions are indicative policy priorities, not official government plans.

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