Bahamas vs Barbados: Net domestic credit

Bahamas
10.95 billion current LCU
in 2024
Barbados
12.13 billion current LCU
in 2023
Bahamas rank
162nd
Barbados rank
161st

Net domestic credit over time

  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
05.0B10.0B15.0B196619952024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 12.13 billion current LCU against 10.95 billion current LCU in Bahamas, a difference of 1.18 billion current LCU.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 162nd and Barbados ranks 161st of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Barbados in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Barbados Difference Ahead
1960s 323.90 million current LCU 121.54 million current LCU 202.36 million current LCU Bahamas
1970s 462.72 million current LCU 345.06 million current LCU 117.67 million current LCU Bahamas
1980s 796.79 million current LCU 1.26 billion current LCU 458.32 million current LCU Barbados
1990s 2.36 billion current LCU 2.64 billion current LCU 277.62 million current LCU Barbados
2000s 5.93 billion current LCU 6.73 billion current LCU 799.36 million current LCU Barbados
2010s 10.46 billion current LCU 11.72 billion current LCU 1.27 billion current LCU Barbados
2020s 10.35 billion current LCU 11.42 billion current LCU 1.07 billion current LCU Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net domestic credit, Bahamas or Barbados?
Barbados, at 12.13 billion current LCU against 10.95 billion current LCU in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in net domestic credit between Bahamas and Barbados?
1.18 billion current LCU, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
53 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for net domestic credit?
Bahamas ranks 162nd and Barbados ranks 161st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net domestic credit (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net domestic credit (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 8,948 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.