Barbados vs Jamaica: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate
Barbados
5.94 % change on previous year
in 2024
Jamaica
6.56 % change on previous year
in 2025
Barbados rank
90th
Jamaica rank
87th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 6.56 % change on previous year against 5.94 % change on previous year in Barbados, a difference of 0.62 % change on previous year.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Jamaica ahead.
Barbados ranks 90th and Jamaica ranks 87th of 188 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.17 % change on previous year | 12.17 % change on previous year | 4 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 17.29 % change on previous year | 0.2833 % change on previous year | 17.01 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 1980s | 6.73 % change on previous year | 13.86 % change on previous year | 7.12 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 13.1 % change on previous year | 30.69 % change on previous year | 17.59 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 12.7 % change on previous year | 19.97 % change on previous year | 7.27 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 5.92 % change on previous year | 8.41 % change on previous year | 2.49 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 20.39 % change on previous year | 10.93 % change on previous year | 9.45 % change on previous year | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 6.56 % change on previous year against 5.94 % change on previous year in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 0.62 % change on previous year, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate?
- Barbados ranks 90th and Jamaica ranks 87th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Reserves excluding gold (SDR). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.