Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Barbados

Barbados: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 1.74 billion in 2008. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2008)
1.74 billion
Change on year
down 37.8%
World rank
142nd
of 178 countries
All-time high
2.79 billion
in 2007
All-time low
-116.04 million
in 1991
Years of data
43
1966–2008

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Barbados, 1966–2008

01.0B2.0B3.0B1966198720081966: 26.2M1967: 33.2M1968: 51.5M1969: 6.4M1970: 16.4M1971: 7.7M1972: 14.8M1973: -19.5M1974: -5.5M1975: 26.6M1976: -15.8M1977: -33.6M1978: 14.4M1979: 41.5M1980: 68.8M1981: -23.0M1982: -26.2M1983: -44.2M1984: -32.0M1985: 18.7M1986: 28.5M1987: 57.2M1988: 74.2M1989: -6.8M1990: -38.6M1991: -116.0M1992: -82.6M1993: -39.5M1994: 99.3M1995: 153.3M1996: 367.0M1997: 285.5M1998: 163.6M1999: 216.0M2000: 530.5M2001: 1.5B2002: 1.8B2003: 2.0B2004: 1.7B2005: 1.9B2006: 1.7B2007: 2.8B2008: 1.7B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 1.74 billion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2008.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.8% on the previous year and up 961.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Barbados peaked at 2.79 billion in 2007 and was at its lowest, -116.04 million, in 1991.

Barbados ranks 142nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) in Barbados, 1966 to 2008.
Year Value Change
1966 26.20 million
1967 33.20 million +26.7%
1968 51.50 million +55.1%
1969 6.40 million -87.6%
1970 16.40 million +156.2%
1971 7.70 million -53.0%
1972 14.81 million +92.3%
1973 -19.46 million -231.4%
1974 -5.46 million -72.0%
1975 26.57 million -586.7%
1976 -15.84 million -159.6%
1977 -33.61 million +112.2%
1978 14.39 million -142.8%
1979 41.52 million +188.5%
1980 68.77 million +65.6%
1981 -23.02 million -133.5%
1982 -26.24 million +14.0%
1983 -44.16 million +68.3%
1984 -32.01 million -27.5%
1985 18.67 million -158.3%
1986 28.51 million +52.7%
1987 57.16 million +100.5%
1988 74.20 million +29.8%
1989 -6.79 million -109.2%
1990 -38.63 million +468.5%
1991 -116.04 million +200.4%
1992 -82.61 million -28.8%
1993 -39.53 million -52.1%
1994 99.32 million -351.3%
1995 153.27 million +54.3%
1996 367.04 million +139.5%
1997 285.48 million -22.2%
1998 163.58 million -42.7%
1999 216.05 million +32.1%
2000 530.49 million +145.5%
2001 1.54 billion +189.9%
2002 1.76 billion +14.1%
2003 2.02 billion +15.2%
2004 1.68 billion -17.1%
2005 1.87 billion +11.2%
2006 1.68 billion -10.1%
2007 2.79 billion +66.7%
2008 1.74 billion -37.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 29.32 million 6.40 million 51.50 million 4
1970s 4.70 million -33.61 million 41.52 million 10
1980s 11.51 million -44.16 million 74.20 million 10
1990s 100.79 million -116.04 million 367.04 million 10
2000s 1.73 billion 530.49 million 2.79 billion 9

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 139 Malta 2.35 billion compare
  2. 140 Ghana 2.00 billion compare
  3. 141 Seychelles 1.90 billion compare
  4. 143 Bahrain 1.34 billion compare
  5. 144 Fiji 1.01 billion compare
  6. 145 Bahamas 1.01 billion compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Barbados?
Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Barbados was 1.74 billion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 2.79 billion in 2007.
What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was -116.04 million in 1991.
How does Barbados rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
Barbados ranks 142nd out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 961.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
181 places, 7,519 data points, 1950–2024
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