How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Zambia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Zambia: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP

Barbados

0.0583 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Zambia

0.0464 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Barbados rank

8th

Zambia rank

11th

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP over time

Barbados
Zambia

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.0583 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0464 units per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.0119 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Barbados ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 11th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0.0119 units per US$ of GDP	0.0119 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia
1970s	0.0397 units per US$ of GDP	0.0858 units per US$ of GDP	0.0461 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia
1980s	0.041 units per US$ of GDP	0.3684 units per US$ of GDP	0.3274 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia
1990s	0.0386 units per US$ of GDP	0.2582 units per US$ of GDP	0.2196 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2000s	0.0245 units per US$ of GDP	0.1045 units per US$ of GDP	0.08 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2010s	0.0208 units per US$ of GDP	0.041 units per US$ of GDP	0.0202 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2020s	0.0802 units per US$ of GDP	0.0548 units per US$ of GDP	0.0254 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, us dollar, per unit of gdp, Barbados or Zambia?: Barbados, at 0.0583 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0464 units per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp between Barbados and Zambia?: 0.0119 units per US$ of GDP, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Zambia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Zambia rank globally for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp?: Barbados ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 11th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 191 places, 10,803 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 04 October 2026

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.