External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Barbados
Barbados: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 395.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Barbados, 1995–2019
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
In 2019, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Barbados stood at 395.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.8% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Barbados peaked at 586.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 186.0%, in 2003.
That places Barbados 2nd out of 180 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 the banking in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 244.1% | — |
| 1996 | 228.5% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 461.1% | +101.8% |
| 1998 | 328.9% | -28.7% |
| 1999 | 278.8% | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 270.9% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 250.4% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 226.2% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 186.0% | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 193.1% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 300.5% | +55.6% |
| 2006 | 438.1% | +45.8% |
| 2007 | 362.9% | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 209.3% | -42.3% |
| 2009 | 246.5% | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 431.9% | +75.2% |
| 2013 | 453.1% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 586.7% | +29.5% |
| 2015 | 498.2% | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 478.0% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 506.9% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 493.6% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 395.6% | -19.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 395.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 33.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 395.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.4%, 27.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 308.3% | 228.5% | 461.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 268.4% | 186.0% | 438.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 480.5% | 395.6% | 586.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 1 Bahamas 890.4% compare
- 3 Libya 220.8% compare
- 4 Macau, China 125.6% compare
- 5 Uzbekistan 110.4% 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 the banking in Barbados?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Barbados was 395.6% in 2019, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 586.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 186.0% in 2003.
- How does Barbados rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Barbados ranks 2nd out of 180 countries with data for 2019.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. 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 the banking sector (% 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 minus 7B: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors minus external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis nonbanking sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.