Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Barbados
Barbados: Foreign banks among total banks (%) was 100.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Barbados, 1995–2013
Source: Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign banks among total banks in Barbados is 100.0%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Barbados peaked at 100.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1995.
Barbados ranks 1st of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign banks among total banks (%) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 50.0% | — |
| 1996 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +60.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.0%, 2.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41.5%, 2.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 83.0% | 50.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 1 Burkina Faso 100.0% compare
- 1 Madagascar 100.0% compare
- 4 Luxembourg 95.0% 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 foreign banks among total banks in Barbados?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Barbados was 100.0% in 2013, according to Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10.
- What is the highest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1995.
- How does Barbados rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Barbados ranks 1st out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10, published as part of Foreign banks among total banks (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the number of foreign owned banks to the number of the total banks in an Economy. A foreign bank is a bank where 50 percent or more of its shares are owned by foreigners.