Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) in Barbados
Barbados: Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) was 2,387 units per person in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) in Barbados, 1966–2008
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 2,387 units per person for money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) in 2008.
The figure is down 78.3% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) in Barbados peaked at 10,996 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 162.96 units per person, in 1966.
Barbados ranks 130th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 162.96 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 175.17 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 215.37 units per person | +23.0% |
| 1969 | 236.34 units per person | +9.7% |
| 1970 | 232.35 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 260.68 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1972 | 280.51 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 318.6 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 372.47 units per person | +16.9% |
| 1975 | 441.55 units per person | +18.5% |
| 1976 | 479.27 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 564.18 units per person | +17.7% |
| 1978 | 674.29 units per person | +19.5% |
| 1979 | 952.41 units per person | +41.2% |
| 1980 | 1,025 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 1,063 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 1,071 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 1,317 units per person | +23.0% |
| 1984 | 1,274 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 1,471 units per person | +15.5% |
| 1986 | 1,590 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 1,836 units per person | +15.5% |
| 1988 | 2,076 units per person | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 1,825 units per person | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 2,104 units per person | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 1,955 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 2,030 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 1,910 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 2,169 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 1,798 units per person | -17.1% |
| 1996 | 2,637 units per person | +46.6% |
| 1997 | 2,633 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 3,306 units per person | +25.5% |
| 1999 | 3,806 units per person | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 4,643 units per person | +22.0% |
| 2001 | 5,177 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 6,336 units per person | +22.4% |
| 2003 | 7,341 units per person | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 8,313 units per person | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 9,288 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 9,221 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 10,996 units per person | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 2,387 units per person | -78.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 2,387 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 23,445 units per person, 10% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 2,387 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,181 units per person, 39% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -78.3% | 10,996 units per person | 2,387 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 197.46 units per person | 162.96 units per person | 236.34 units per person | 4 |
| 1970s | 457.63 units per person | 232.35 units per person | 952.41 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,455 units per person | 1,025 units per person | 2,076 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,435 units per person | 1,798 units per person | 3,806 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,078 units per person | 2,387 units per person | 10,996 units per person | 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, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) in Barbados?
- Money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) in Barbados was 2,387 units per person in 2008, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 10,996 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 162.96 units per person in 1966.
- How does Barbados rank for money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic)?
- Barbados ranks 130th out of 155 countries with data for 2008.
- Is money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Money, Seasonally adjusted International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.