Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) in Barbados
Barbados: Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) was 0.1359 units per US$ of GDP in 2008. ▲ Rising
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) in Barbados, 1966–2008
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) in Barbados is 0.1359 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is down 78.7% on the previous year and down 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) in Barbados peaked at 0.6534 units per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1359 units per US$ of GDP, in 2008.
That places Barbados 144th out of 154 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0.3527 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1967 | 0.3447 units per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4257 units per US$ of GDP | +23.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4169 units per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3486 units per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3477 units per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3277 units per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3058 units per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2996 units per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2758 units per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2765 units per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2867 units per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3068 units per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 0.357 units per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2547 units per US$ of GDP | -28.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2406 units per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2328 units per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2706 units per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 1984 | 0.241 units per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2669 units per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2636 units per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2772 units per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2952 units per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2349 units per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2703 units per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 1991 | 0.251 units per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.27 units per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2417 units per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2638 units per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2126 units per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2926 units per US$ of GDP | +37.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2766 units per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.308 units per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3385 units per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3977 units per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4448 units per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5387 units per US$ of GDP | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6079 units per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6451 units per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6534 units per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5904 units per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.638 units per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1359 units per US$ of GDP | -78.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.1359 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7641 units per US$ of GDP, 18% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.1359 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.11 units per US$ of GDP, 12% 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 | -78.7% | 0.638 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1359 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.385 units per US$ of GDP | 0.3447 units per US$ of GDP | 0.4257 units per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.3132 units per US$ of GDP | 0.2758 units per US$ of GDP | 0.357 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2578 units per US$ of GDP | 0.2328 units per US$ of GDP | 0.2952 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2725 units per US$ of GDP | 0.2126 units per US$ of GDP | 0.3385 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5169 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1359 units per US$ of GDP | 0.6534 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, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) in Barbados?
- Money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) in Barbados was 0.1359 units per US$ of GDP 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 0.6534 units per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- What is the lowest money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1359 units per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- How does Barbados rank for money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic)?
- Barbados ranks 144th out of 154 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 55.9%. 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, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Money, Seasonally adjusted International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Money, Seasonally adjusted (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.