Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Total reserves in months of imports, per capita was 0 units per person in 2017. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Barbados, 1967–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0 units per person for total reserves in months of imports, per capita in 2017.
That represents a change of down 25.5% on the previous year and down 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0 units per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1991.
That places Barbados 27th out of 178 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +47.2% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | -31.7% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +30.3% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -35.7% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +38.4% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -15.1% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +14.6% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +21.5% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -12.7% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -29.1% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -24.3% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +98.0% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +21.1% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +21.6% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -19.5% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +31.6% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -23.0% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +45.1% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +53.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -30.8% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +26.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +35.1% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -23.9% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -30.6% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 3 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 24 Montenegro 0 units per person compare
- 25 Suriname 0 units per person compare
- 26 Fiji 0 units per person compare
- 28 Libya 0 units per person compare
- 29 Timor-Leste 0 units per person compare
- 30 Trinidad and Tobago 0 units per person compare
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 total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Barbados?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Barbados was 0 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1991.
- How does Barbados rank for total reserves in months of imports, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 27th out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.4%. 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 Total reserves in months of imports, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves in months of imports divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves in months of imports ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves in months of imports International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Total reserves in months of imports divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.