Barbados vs Seychelles: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP
Barbados
0.0426 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Seychelles
0.047 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Barbados rank
8th
Seychelles rank
5th
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 0.047 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0426 units per US$ of GDP in Barbados, a difference of 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Seychelles ahead.
Barbados ranks 8th and Seychelles ranks 5th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1970s | 0.0335 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0299 units per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.0356 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0228 units per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.0273 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0097 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0176 units per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.017 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0125 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0045 units per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.0145 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0287 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0143 units per US$ of GDP | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 0.0587 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0524 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp, Barbados or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 0.047 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0426 units per US$ of GDP in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp between Barbados and Seychelles?
- 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Seychelles?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Seychelles rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 8th and Seychelles ranks 5th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.