Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) in Barbados

Barbados: Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) was -438.74 million in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
-438.74 million
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
115th
of 197 countries
All-time high
-213.56 million
in 2009
All-time low
-838.07 million
in 2014
Years of data
13
2005–2017

Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) in Barbados, 2005–2017

-800.0M-600.0M-400.0M-200.0M2005201120172005: -501.9M2006: -411.7M2007: -452.7M2008: -253.2M2009: -213.6M2010: -599.3M2011: -256.2M2012: -382.3M2013: -514.5M2014: -838.1M2015: -231.4M2016: -399.9M2017: -438.7M

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Barbados recorded -438.74 million for financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in Barbados peaked at -213.56 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, -838.07 million, in 2014.

Barbados ranks 115th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net incurrence of liabilities), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar) in Barbados, 2005 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2005 -501.92 million
2006 -411.66 million -18.0%
2007 -452.72 million +10.0%
2008 -253.23 million -44.1%
2009 -213.56 million -15.7%
2010 -599.28 million +180.6%
2011 -256.20 million -57.2%
2012 -382.31 million +49.2%
2013 -514.45 million +34.6%
2014 -838.07 million +62.9%
2015 -231.36 million -72.4%
2016 -399.89 million +72.8%
2017 -438.74 million +9.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -366.62 million -501.92 million -213.56 million 5
2010s -457.54 million -838.07 million -231.36 million 8

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 112 New Zealand -315.86 million compare
  2. 113 Gambia -374.76 million compare
  3. 114 Kenya -424.09 million compare
  4. 116 Curaçao -587.21 million compare
  5. 117 Nicaragua -596.79 million compare
  6. 118 Cambodia -603.23 million compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in Barbados?
Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in Barbados was -438.74 million in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was -213.56 million in 2009.
What is the lowest financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was -838.07 million in 2014.
How does Barbados rank for financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net)?
Barbados ranks 115th out of 197 countries with data for 2017.
Is financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net incurrence of liabilities), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net incurrence of liabilities), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
206 places, 3,854 data points, 2005–2024
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