Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre was 0.0029 units per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1967–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.0029 units per square kilometre for total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in 2017.
That represents a change of down 25.4% on the previous year and down 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 0.0123 units per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 units per square kilometre, in 1991.
Barbados ranks 18th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +48.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | -35.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +98.7% |
| 1993 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2000 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | +53.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -25.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1970s | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 15 Maldives 0.0041 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Comoros 0.0041 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Samoa 0.0032 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0027 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Bahrain 0.0019 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Mauritius 0.0019 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Barbados?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Barbados was 0.0029 units per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0123 units per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Barbados rank for total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 18th out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. 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 Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total reserves in months of imports International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Total reserves in months of imports divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.