Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Barbados
Barbados: Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP was 102.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Barbados, 1966–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Barbados stood at 102.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Barbados peaked at 115.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 1975.
That places Barbados 38th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 35.2% | — |
| 1967 | 35.2% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 38.5% | +9.4% |
| 1969 | 53.1% | +37.9% |
| 1970 | 58.2% | +9.6% |
| 1971 | 57.8% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 59.3% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 54.4% | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 44.7% | -17.9% |
| 1975 | 34.9% | -21.9% |
| 1976 | 36.3% | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 37.0% | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 41.2% | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 40.0% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 36.8% | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 39.9% | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 41.6% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 42.8% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 41.8% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 41.7% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 42.1% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 43.5% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 45.1% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 44.6% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 46.8% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 48.5% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 52.7% | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 51.4% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 52.9% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 58.6% | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 61.0% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 63.8% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 61.7% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 62.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 65.4% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 76.4% | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 79.3% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 83.7% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 89.5% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 92.6% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 87.8% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 89.6% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 95.3% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 102.5% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 111.3% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 115.3% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 111.8% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 111.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 106.3% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 109.3% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 107.6% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 102.9% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.5% | 35.2% | 53.1% | 4 |
| 1970s | 46.4% | 34.9% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.0% | 36.8% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.0% | 46.8% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 65.4% | 102.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.5% | 102.9% | 115.3% | 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 deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Barbados?
- Deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Barbados was 102.9% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 115.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 1975.
- How does Barbados rank for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp?
- Barbados ranks 38th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is deposit money bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Deposit money bank assets (IFS lines 22, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).