Aruba vs Barbados: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Aruba
1.31 billion SDR
in 2025
Barbados
1.22 billion SDR
in 2024
Aruba rank
129th
Barbados rank
132nd
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Aruba
- Barbados
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 1.31 billion SDR against 1.22 billion SDR in Barbados, a difference of 88.86 million SDR.
That makes Aruba's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Barbados ahead.
Aruba ranks 129th and Barbados ranks 132nd of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 1 and Barbados in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.38 million SDR | 100.14 million SDR | 37.76 million SDR | Barbados |
| 1990s | 123.14 million SDR | 150.63 million SDR | 27.49 million SDR | Barbados |
| 2000s | 244.51 million SDR | 457.65 million SDR | 213.14 million SDR | Barbados |
| 2010s | 471.46 million SDR | 381.96 million SDR | 89.50 million SDR | Aruba |
| 2020s | 976.93 million SDR | 1.08 billion SDR | 103.20 million SDR | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Aruba or Barbados?
- Aruba, at 1.31 billion SDR against 1.22 billion SDR in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Aruba and Barbados?
- 88.86 million SDR, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Barbados?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and Barbados rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Aruba ranks 129th and Barbados ranks 132nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
International Liquidity (IL) 2026 April