External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Barbados
Barbados: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 517.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Barbados, 1995–2019
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Barbados is 517.4%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Barbados peaked at 1,016.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 280.0%, in 2002.
That places Barbados 6th out of 181 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 398.9% | — |
| 1996 | 372.8% | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 727.7% | +95.2% |
| 1998 | 612.8% | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 494.3% | -19.3% |
| 2000 | 462.8% | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 357.7% | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 280.0% | -21.7% |
| 2003 | 378.8% | +35.3% |
| 2004 | 461.3% | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 527.1% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 711.0% | +34.9% |
| 2007 | 613.1% | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 382.4% | -37.6% |
| 2009 | 591.0% | +54.6% |
| 2012 | 820.2% | +38.8% |
| 2013 | 810.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,016.9% | +25.4% |
| 2015 | 828.5% | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 813.2% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 869.0% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 601.1% | -30.8% |
| 2019 | 517.4% | -13.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 517.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 16.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 517.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 17.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 521.3% | 372.8% | 727.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 476.5% | 280.0% | 711.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 784.6% | 517.4% | 1,016.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 3 Bahamas 1,404.0% compare
- 4 Seychelles 1,027.6% compare
- 5 Belize 564.4% compare
- 7 Libya 285.7% compare
- 8 Luxembourg 222.5% compare
- 9 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 221.5% compare
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 external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Barbados?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Barbados was 517.4% in 2019, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,016.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 280.0% in 2002.
- How does Barbados rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Barbados ranks 6th out of 181 countries with data for 2019.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.