Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Barbados
Barbados: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP was 7.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Barbados, 1995–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 7.3% for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.3% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Barbados peaked at 25.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2014.
Barbados ranks 54th of 90 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.
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.6% | — |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +58.5% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +87.5% |
| 2009 | 25.1% | +78.9% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -81.1% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +212.1% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -33.5% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 5.2% | 25.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 3.2% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 51 Trinidad and Tobago 8.1% compare
- 52 Indonesia 7.9% compare
- 53 Azerbaijan 7.6% compare
- 55 Saudi Arabia 7.1% compare
- 56 Lebanon 6.7% compare
- 57 Ukraine 6.2% compare
More financial sector data for Barbados
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 42,954 current LCU per person (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 1.22 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 1.27 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.27 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.27 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,489 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Barbados?
- Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Barbados was 7.3% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2014.
- How does Barbados rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- Barbados ranks 54th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of private international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. (Table 12A (international debt amount: all issuers) - Table 12D (international debt amount: governments)) / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level intenational private debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators.End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.