Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 8,005 current LCU per person in 2023. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Barbados, 1966β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 8,005 current LCU per person for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Barbados peaked at 11,300 current LCU per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, -447.39 current LCU per person, in 1991.
Barbados ranks 125th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 118.54 current LCU per person | 25.66 current LCU per person | 207.21 current LCU per person | 4 |
| 1970s | 18.82 current LCU per person | -133.56 current LCU per person | 165.26 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.69 current LCU per person | -173.85 current LCU per person | 287.85 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 383.27 current LCU per person | -447.39 current LCU per person | 1,399 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,727 current LCU per person | 2,024 current LCU per person | 11,300 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,011 current LCU per person | 4,770 current LCU per person | 7,340 current LCU per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 7,896 current LCU per person | 7,203 current LCU per person | 8,504 current LCU per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 122 Eswatini, Kingdom of 8,587 current LCU per person compare
- 123 Malaysia 8,055 current LCU per person compare
- 124 Micronesia, Federated States of 8,015 current LCU per person compare
- 126 Peru 7,888 current LCU per person compare
- 127 Greece 7,452 current LCU per person compare
- 128 Bahamas, The 7,404 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Barbados
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 59.6% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.26 (2017)
- Net domestic credit 12.13 billion current LCU (2023)
- Net foreign assets 2.26 billion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 59.7% (2023)
- Broad money 97.5% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 21.0% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 59.7% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 2 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -87 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Barbados?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Barbados was 8,005 current LCU per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 11,300 current LCU per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -447.39 current LCU per person in 1991.
- How does Barbados rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Barbados ranks 125th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. 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 Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- 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
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.