Bahrain vs Barbados: Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial)
Total reserves in months of imports (reserves International Financial) over time
- Bahrain
- Barbados
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 1.44 against 1.26 in Barbados, a difference of 0.18.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 155th and Barbados ranks 158th of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Barbados in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.52 | 1.62 | 0.896 | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 4.29 | 2.04 | 2.25 | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 1.99 | 2.29 | 0.2964 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 2.23 | 3.91 | 1.68 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 2.13 | 2.74 | 0.61 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Bahrain or Barbados?
- Bahrain, at 1.44 against 1.26 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Bahrain and Barbados?
- 0.18, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Barbados?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
- How do Bahrain and Barbados rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Bahrain ranks 155th and Barbados ranks 158th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].