Barbados vs Ghana: Net errors and omissions

Barbados
-132.48 million BoP, current US$
in 2017
Ghana
-162.81 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Barbados rank
125th
Ghana rank
128th

Net errors and omissions over time

  • Barbados
  • Ghana
-1.5B-1.0B-500.0M0500.0M1.0B196719962025

How they compare

Barbados currently reports -132.48 million BoP, current US$ against -162.81 million BoP, current US$ in Ghana, a difference of 30.33 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 125th and Ghana ranks 128th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 31.38 million BoP, current US$ -46.92 million BoP, current US$ 78.30 million BoP, current US$ Barbados
1980s -11.18 million BoP, current US$ -21.60 million BoP, current US$ 10.42 million BoP, current US$ Barbados
1990s 15.92 million BoP, current US$ -8.06 million BoP, current US$ 23.98 million BoP, current US$ Barbados
2000s 68.15 million BoP, current US$ -158.50 million BoP, current US$ 226.66 million BoP, current US$ Barbados
2010s -123.77 million BoP, current US$ -64.14 million BoP, current US$ 59.62 million BoP, current US$ Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net errors and omissions, Barbados or Ghana?
Barbados, at -132.48 million BoP, current US$ against -162.81 million BoP, current US$ in Ghana as of 2017.
What is the difference in net errors and omissions between Barbados and Ghana?
30.33 million BoP, current US$, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Ghana?
43 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
How do Barbados and Ghana rank globally for net errors and omissions?
Barbados ranks 125th and Ghana ranks 128th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net errors and omissions (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net errors and omissions (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
199 places, 7,770 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.