Real interest rate in Barbados
Barbados: Real interest rate was 8.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Real interest rate in Barbados, 1981–2022
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, real interest rate in Barbados stood at 8.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.8% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real interest rate in Barbados peaked at 11.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -17.8%, in 2010.
Barbados ranks 36th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | -0.7% | 6.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 1.0% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 2.0% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | -17.8% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 1.9% | 8.2% | 3 |
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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 real interest rate in Barbados?
- Real interest rate in Barbados was 8.2% in 2022, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real interest rate recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest real interest rate recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.8% in 2010.
- How does Barbados rank for real interest rate?
- Barbados ranks 36th out of 148 countries with data for 2022.
- Is real interest rate rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Real interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An interest rate is the amount charged, expressed as a percentage of the principal over a period of time, by the owners of certain kinds of financial assets for putting the financial assets at the disposal of another institutional unit. The real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.