Barbados vs Venezuela: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP
Barbados
0.0426 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Venezuela
0.0348 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Barbados rank
8th
Venezuela rank
10th
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Venezuela
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.0426 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0348 units per US$ of GDP in Venezuela, a difference of 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Venezuela ahead.
Barbados ranks 8th and Venezuela ranks 10th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.0335 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0097 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0238 units per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.0356 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0181 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0175 units per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.0273 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0514 units per US$ of GDP | 0.024 units per US$ of GDP | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 0.017 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0168 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.0145 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0194 units per US$ of GDP | 0.005 units per US$ of GDP | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 0.0587 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0464 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0123 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 Venezuela?
- Barbados, at 0.0426 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0348 units per US$ of GDP in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp between Barbados and Venezuela?
- 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Venezuela?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Venezuela rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 8th and Venezuela ranks 10th 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.