Bank credit to bank deposits in Barbados
Barbados: Bank credit to bank deposits was 73.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank credit to bank deposits in Barbados, 1966–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, bank credit to bank deposits in Barbados stood at 73.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Barbados peaked at 116.6% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 61.5%, in 2002.
That places Barbados 99th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 85.4% | — |
| 1967 | 76.2% | -10.8% |
| 1968 | 65.2% | -14.4% |
| 1969 | 96.4% | +48.0% |
| 1970 | 106.8% | +10.7% |
| 1971 | 100.9% | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 100.5% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 116.6% | +15.9% |
| 1974 | 100.0% | -14.2% |
| 1975 | 94.3% | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 95.1% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 85.4% | -10.2% |
| 1979 | 83.6% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 89.2% | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 94.1% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 92.3% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 93.9% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 88.8% | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 84.0% | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 83.7% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 80.6% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 79.3% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 89.2% | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 78.9% | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 82.9% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 77.0% | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 75.2% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 76.8% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 82.5% | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 73.0% | -11.6% |
| 1997 | 77.1% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 82.2% | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 84.7% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 79.7% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 62.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 71.6% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 70.6% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | +23.5% |
| 2013 | 82.6% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 79.1% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 75.7% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 73.8% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 75.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 75.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.8% | 65.2% | 96.4% | 4 |
| 1970s | 97.7% | 83.6% | 116.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.5% | 79.3% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.0% | 73.0% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.9% | 61.5% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 73.0% | 87.2% | 8 |
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More financial sector data for Barbados
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 61.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 44.81 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 61.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank credit to bank deposits in Barbados?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Barbados was 73.0% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 116.6% in 1973.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.5% in 2002.
- How does Barbados rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Barbados ranks 99th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).