Net financial flows, IBRD in Barbados
Barbados: Net financial flows, IBRD was -2.52 million NFL, current US$ in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, IBRD in Barbados, 1970–2016
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net financial flows, ibrd in Barbados is -2.52 million NFL, current US$, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and down 202.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, ibrd in Barbados peaked at 9.18 million NFL, current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, -5.54 million NFL, current US$, in 1993.
Barbados ranks 81st of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, IBRD in Barbados, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 0 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 0 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1973 | 0 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1974 | 0 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 0 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 0 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 0 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 26,000 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 839,000 NFL, current US$ | +3126.9% |
| 1981 | 3.59 million NFL, current US$ | +327.7% |
| 1982 | 8.16 million NFL, current US$ | +127.4% |
| 1983 | 5.33 million NFL, current US$ | -34.7% |
| 1984 | 5.24 million NFL, current US$ | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 6.13 million NFL, current US$ | +17.2% |
| 1986 | 519,000 NFL, current US$ | -91.5% |
| 1987 | -1.24 million NFL, current US$ | -339.1% |
| 1988 | -2.98 million NFL, current US$ | +140.1% |
| 1989 | -3.47 million NFL, current US$ | +16.4% |
| 1990 | -1.74 million NFL, current US$ | -49.8% |
| 1991 | -4.21 million NFL, current US$ | +141.9% |
| 1992 | -4.92 million NFL, current US$ | +16.8% |
| 1993 | -5.54 million NFL, current US$ | +12.5% |
| 1994 | -3.88 million NFL, current US$ | -30.0% |
| 1995 | -1.20 million NFL, current US$ | -69.0% |
| 1996 | -2.42 million NFL, current US$ | +101.5% |
| 1997 | -582,000 NFL, current US$ | -76.0% |
| 1998 | 4.51 million NFL, current US$ | -875.8% |
| 1999 | -1.45 million NFL, current US$ | -132.1% |
| 2000 | -3.05 million NFL, current US$ | +110.1% |
| 2001 | -2.66 million NFL, current US$ | -12.7% |
| 2002 | -1.37 million NFL, current US$ | -48.4% |
| 2003 | 1.65 million NFL, current US$ | -220.0% |
| 2004 | -6,000 NFL, current US$ | -100.4% |
| 2005 | -411,000 NFL, current US$ | +6750.0% |
| 2006 | 2.45 million NFL, current US$ | -696.8% |
| 2007 | 651,000 NFL, current US$ | -73.5% |
| 2008 | -263,000 NFL, current US$ | -140.4% |
| 2009 | 2.78 million NFL, current US$ | -1158.2% |
| 2010 | 806,000 NFL, current US$ | -71.0% |
| 2011 | 2.95 million NFL, current US$ | +265.5% |
| 2012 | 1.67 million NFL, current US$ | -43.3% |
| 2013 | 9.18 million NFL, current US$ | +449.9% |
| 2014 | 5.78 million NFL, current US$ | -37.0% |
| 2015 | -2.81 million NFL, current US$ | -148.6% |
| 2016 | -2.52 million NFL, current US$ | -10.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's -2.52 million NFL, current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -14,000 NFL, current US$, 180.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, IBRD in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -6750.0% | -6,000 NFL, current US$ | -411,000 NFL, current US$ |
| 1980 | +3126.9% | 26,000 NFL, current US$ | 839,000 NFL, current US$ |
| 2009 | +1158.2% | -263,000 NFL, current US$ | 2.78 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1998 | +875.8% | -582,000 NFL, current US$ | 4.51 million NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,600 NFL, current US$ | 0 NFL, current US$ | 26,000 NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.21 million NFL, current US$ | -3.47 million NFL, current US$ | 8.16 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.14 million NFL, current US$ | -5.54 million NFL, current US$ | 4.51 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -22,600 NFL, current US$ | -3.05 million NFL, current US$ | 2.78 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.15 million NFL, current US$ | -2.81 million NFL, current US$ | 9.18 million NFL, current US$ | 7 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 78 Myanmar -2.02 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 79 Trinidad and Tobago -2.13 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 80 Ghana -2.25 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 82 Tanzania -2.87 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 83 Iran -3.08 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 84 Zambia -3.28 million NFL, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Barbados
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 10.18 % change on previous year (2016)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 611.91 million US dollar (2013)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 5.43 % change on previous year (2013)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 227.03 million US dollar (2013)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 2,204 US dollar per person (2013)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 0.1081 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2013)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 379.92 million (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of 0.5244 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 1.99 % change on previous year (2013)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government 4.46 (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net financial flows, ibrd in Barbados?
- Net financial flows, ibrd in Barbados was -2.52 million NFL, current US$ in 2016, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest net financial flows, ibrd recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 9.18 million NFL, current US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, ibrd recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.54 million NFL, current US$ in 1993.
- How does Barbados rank for net financial flows, ibrd?
- Barbados ranks 81st out of 115 countries with data for 2016.
- Is net financial flows, ibrd rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 202.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IBRD is the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the founding and largest member of the World Bank Group. Data are in current U.S. dollars.