Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita was 952.38 current US$ per person in 2017. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Barbados, 1986–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 952.38 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 83.1% on the previous year and down 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Barbados peaked at 2,441 current US$ per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 356.72 current US$ per person, in 2011.
Barbados ranks 101st of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1,721 current US$ per person | — |
| 1987 | 1,767 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 2,212 current US$ per person | +25.1% |
| 1989 | 2,441 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 1,189 current US$ per person | -51.3% |
| 1991 | 1,071 current US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 1,091 current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1,044 current US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 1,245 current US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 1995 | 767.65 current US$ per person | -38.4% |
| 1996 | 955.65 current US$ per person | +24.5% |
| 1997 | 931.63 current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 1,334 current US$ per person | +43.2% |
| 1999 | 1,267 current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 1,244 current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 988.58 current US$ per person | -20.5% |
| 2002 | 1,120 current US$ per person | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 1,431 current US$ per person | +27.8% |
| 2004 | 1,047 current US$ per person | -26.8% |
| 2005 | 544.74 current US$ per person | -48.0% |
| 2006 | 1,274 current US$ per person | +134.0% |
| 2007 | 2,339 current US$ per person | +83.5% |
| 2008 | 1,445 current US$ per person | -38.2% |
| 2009 | 1,179 current US$ per person | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 1,100 current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 356.72 current US$ per person | -67.6% |
| 2012 | 762.92 current US$ per person | +113.9% |
| 2013 | 910.92 current US$ per person | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 799.76 current US$ per person | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 887.86 current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 520.11 current US$ per person | -41.4% |
| 2017 | 952.38 current US$ per person | +83.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 952.38 current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 8,392 current US$ per person, 11% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 952.38 current US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,591 current US$ per person, 60% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,035 current US$ per person | 1,721 current US$ per person | 2,441 current US$ per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 1,090 current US$ per person | 767.65 current US$ per person | 1,334 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,261 current US$ per person | 544.74 current US$ per person | 2,339 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 786.34 current US$ per person | 356.72 current US$ per person | 1,100 current US$ per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 98 South Africa 1,103 current US$ per person compare
- 99 Seychelles 1,024 current US$ per person compare
- 100 Marshall Islands 992.67 current US$ per person compare
- 102 Guatemala 937.02 current US$ per person compare
- 103 Mongolia 916.73 current US$ per person compare
- 104 Bangladesh 895.07 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Barbados
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -64.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 55.55 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -66.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 40.56 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0583 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Barbados?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Barbados was 952.38 current US$ per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2,441 current US$ per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 356.72 current US$ per person in 2011.
- How does Barbados rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita?
- Barbados ranks 101st out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.