Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in Barbados
Barbados: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP was 0.1608 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in Barbados, 1966–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in Barbados is 0.1608 SDR per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 144.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in Barbados peaked at 0.1831 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0247 SDR per US$ of GDP, in 2017.
That places Barbados 58th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in Barbados, year by year
| Year | SDR per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0.107 SDR per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1967 | 0.0737 SDR per US$ of GDP | -31.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1234 SDR per US$ of GDP | +67.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0882 SDR per US$ of GDP | -28.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0877 SDR per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0748 SDR per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0983 SDR per US$ of GDP | +31.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0846 SDR per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0872 SDR per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0691 SDR per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0414 SDR per US$ of GDP | -40.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0494 SDR per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0732 SDR per US$ of GDP | +48.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0647 SDR per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0546 SDR per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0717 SDR per US$ of GDP | +31.3% |
| 1982 | 0.094 SDR per US$ of GDP | +31.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0933 SDR per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0988 SDR per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0887 SDR per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0787 SDR per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0584 SDR per US$ of GDP | -25.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0541 SDR per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0404 SDR per US$ of GDP | -25.2% |
| 1990 | 0.04 SDR per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0299 SDR per US$ of GDP | -25.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0519 SDR per US$ of GDP | +73.5% |
| 1993 | 0.053 SDR per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0623 SDR per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0665 SDR per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0852 SDR per US$ of GDP | +28.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0786 SDR per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0922 SDR per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0729 SDR per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 2000 | 0.117 SDR per US$ of GDP | +60.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1783 SDR per US$ of GDP | +52.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1567 SDR per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1532 SDR per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1069 SDR per US$ of GDP | -30.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1092 SDR per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.099 SDR per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1124 SDR per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0989 SDR per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1105 SDR per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0883 SDR per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 0.084 SDR per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0882 SDR per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0671 SDR per US$ of GDP | -23.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0658 SDR per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0592 SDR per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0456 SDR per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0247 SDR per US$ of GDP | -45.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0599 SDR per US$ of GDP | +142.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0868 SDR per US$ of GDP | +45.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1708 SDR per US$ of GDP | +96.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1831 SDR per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1517 SDR per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1553 SDR per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1608 SDR per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0981 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0737 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1234 SDR per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.073 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0414 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0983 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0733 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0404 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0988 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0633 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0299 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0922 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1242 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0989 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1783 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.067 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0247 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0883 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1644 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1517 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1831 SDR per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 55 Kuwait 0.1649 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 56 Montenegro 0.1646 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 57 Dominica 0.1611 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 59 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1595 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 60 South Korea 0.1572 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 61 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.157 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
More financial sector data for Barbados
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -25.37 % change on previous year (2017)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2017)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 8.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 4,325 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 4,489 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 4,489 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in Barbados?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in Barbados was 0.1608 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1831 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0247 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 58th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.3%. 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 Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.