Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Barbados
Barbados: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit was 0.6834 units per US$ of GDP in 2008. ▲ Rising
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Barbados, 1966–2008
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Barbados is 0.6834 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 126.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Barbados peaked at 0.6834 units per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2087 units per US$ of GDP, in 1995.
That places Barbados 118th out of 158 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0.3437 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1967 | 0.3353 units per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4128 units per US$ of GDP | +23.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4017 units per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3351 units per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3345 units per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3172 units per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.297 units per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2924 units per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2693 units per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2698 units per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2791 units per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2987 units per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3483 units per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2499 units per US$ of GDP | -28.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2374 units per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2315 units per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.271 units per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2437 units per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.272 units per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 0.27 units per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2847 units per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.304 units per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2422 units per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2779 units per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2567 units per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2731 units per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2421 units per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2608 units per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2087 units per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2856 units per US$ of GDP | +36.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2704 units per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3013 units per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3319 units per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3908 units per US$ of GDP | +17.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4434 units per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5383 units per US$ of GDP | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6091 units per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6466 units per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6503 units per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5819 units per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6218 units per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6834 units per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.6834 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8074 units per US$ of GDP, 85% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.6834 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.19 units per US$ of GDP, 58% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3734 units per US$ of GDP | 0.3353 units per US$ of GDP | 0.4128 units per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.3042 units per US$ of GDP | 0.2693 units per US$ of GDP | 0.3483 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2606 units per US$ of GDP | 0.2315 units per US$ of GDP | 0.304 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2709 units per US$ of GDP | 0.2087 units per US$ of GDP | 0.3319 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.574 units per US$ of GDP | 0.3908 units per US$ of GDP | 0.6834 units per US$ of GDP | 9 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Barbados?
- Money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Barbados was 0.6834 units per US$ of GDP in 2008, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6834 units per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2087 units per US$ of GDP in 1995.
- How does Barbados rank for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit?
- Barbados ranks 118th out of 158 countries with data for 2008.
- Is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.