Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Barbados
Barbados: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 114.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Barbados, 1966–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in Barbados is 114.2%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Barbados peaked at 121.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 1976.
Barbados ranks 35th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 47.1% | — |
| 1967 | 51.8% | +9.9% |
| 1968 | 60.5% | +16.8% |
| 1969 | 58.4% | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 59.1% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 58.5% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 60.0% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 50.6% | -15.7% |
| 1974 | 43.8% | -13.4% |
| 1975 | 34.9% | -20.4% |
| 1976 | 34.9% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 36.7% | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 40.7% | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 42.5% | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 37.8% | -11.1% |
| 1981 | 39.4% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 41.0% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 42.9% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 42.3% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 44.1% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 43.3% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 46.4% | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 48.5% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 45.0% | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 51.0% | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 50.4% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 55.1% | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 53.8% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 55.5% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 56.4% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 62.4% | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 62.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 60.0% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 61.4% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 65.3% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 86.5% | +32.6% |
| 2002 | 97.9% | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 103.5% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 109.2% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 102.0% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 116.1% | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 116.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 121.2% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 103.8% | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 108.4% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 109.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 113.7% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 113.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 114.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 115.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 114.2% | -1.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 114.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 114.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 60.5%, 1.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +32.6% | 65.3% | 86.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.5% | 47.1% | 60.5% | 4 |
| 1970s | 46.2% | 34.9% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.1% | 37.8% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.9% | 50.4% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.7% | 65.3% | 121.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.7% | 103.8% | 115.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 32 Aruba 118.0% compare
- 33 Cape Verde 118.0% compare
- 34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 114.5% compare
- 36 New Zealand 111.8% compare
- 37 Austria 111.7% compare
- 38 Germany 111.0% 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 liquid liabilities to gdp in Barbados?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Barbados was 114.2% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 121.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 1976.
- How does Barbados rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Barbados ranks 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, 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. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.