Barbados vs Tonga: DEC alternative conversion factor
DEC alternative conversion factor over time
- Barbados
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 2.4 LCU per US$ against 2 LCU per US$ in Barbados, a difference of 0.4 LCU per US$.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 144th and Tonga ranks 142nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.77 LCU per US$ | 0.8946 LCU per US$ | 0.8792 LCU per US$ | Barbados |
| 1970s | 2 LCU per US$ | 0.8256 LCU per US$ | 1.17 LCU per US$ | Barbados |
| 1980s | 2.01 LCU per US$ | 1.18 LCU per US$ | 0.8344 LCU per US$ | Barbados |
| 1990s | 2.01 LCU per US$ | 1.35 LCU per US$ | 0.6617 LCU per US$ | Barbados |
| 2000s | 2 LCU per US$ | 2 LCU per US$ | 0.0046 LCU per US$ | Barbados |
| 2010s | 2 LCU per US$ | 1.98 LCU per US$ | 0.0161 LCU per US$ | Barbados |
| 2020s | 2 LCU per US$ | 2.33 LCU per US$ | 0.3318 LCU per US$ | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dec alternative conversion factor, Barbados or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 2.4 LCU per US$ against 2 LCU per US$ in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in dec alternative conversion factor between Barbados and Tonga?
- 0.4 LCU per US$, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Tonga?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Tonga rank globally for dec alternative conversion factor?
- Barbados ranks 144th and Tonga ranks 142nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.