Bahamas vs Barbados: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets

Bahamas
1.01 billion
in 2017
Barbados
1.74 billion
in 2008
Bahamas rank
145th
Barbados rank
142nd

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time

  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1.74 billion against 1.01 billion in Bahamas, a difference of 730.41 million.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.7 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 145th and Barbados ranks 142nd of 178 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Barbados in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Barbados Difference Ahead
1960s 25.70 million 6.40 million 19.30 million Bahamas
1970s 100.21 million 4.70 million 95.51 million Bahamas
1980s -183.54 million 11.51 million 195.05 million Barbados
1990s -657.63 million 100.79 million 758.42 million Barbados
2000s -136.23 million 1.73 billion 1.87 billion Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Bahamas or Barbados?
Barbados, at 1.74 billion against 1.01 billion in Bahamas as of 2008.
What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Bahamas and Barbados?
730.41 million, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
40 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2008.
How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
Bahamas ranks 145th and Barbados ranks 142nd of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
181 places, 7,519 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.