Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … annual in Barbados
Barbados: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), annual growth was 28.66 % change on previous year in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), annual growth in Barbados, 1987–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 28.66 % change on previous year for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), annual growth in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 163.4% on the previous year and down 89.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), annual growth in Barbados peaked at 420.51 % change on previous year in 1996 and was at its lowest, -213.09 % change on previous year, in 2004.
Barbados ranks 71st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), annual growth in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -0.2586 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | 35.53 % change on previous year | -13840.5% |
| 1989 | 12 % change on previous year | -66.2% |
| 1990 | -71.11 % change on previous year | -692.8% |
| 1991 | -23.5 % change on previous year | -66.9% |
| 1992 | 17.45 % change on previous year | -174.3% |
| 1993 | -16.17 % change on previous year | -192.6% |
| 1994 | 46.92 % change on previous year | -390.2% |
| 1995 | -105.9 % change on previous year | -325.7% |
| 1996 | 420.51 % change on previous year | -497.1% |
| 1997 | -86.4 % change on previous year | -120.5% |
| 1999 | -37.95 % change on previous year | -56.1% |
| 2000 | -27.79 % change on previous year | -26.8% |
| 2001 | -172.68 % change on previous year | +521.4% |
| 2002 | 101.09 % change on previous year | -158.5% |
| 2004 | -213.09 % change on previous year | -310.8% |
| 2005 | -188.02 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 63.71 % change on previous year | -133.9% |
| 2007 | 275.24 % change on previous year | +332.0% |
| 2008 | -170.78 % change on previous year | -162.0% |
| 2009 | -26.2 % change on previous year | -84.7% |
| 2010 | -39.77 % change on previous year | +51.8% |
| 2011 | -126.17 % change on previous year | +217.3% |
| 2012 | 28.46 % change on previous year | -122.6% |
| 2013 | 17.68 % change on previous year | -37.9% |
| 2014 | -14.8 % change on previous year | -183.7% |
| 2015 | 2.87 % change on previous year | -119.4% |
| 2016 | -45.19 % change on previous year | -1676.1% |
| 2017 | 28.66 % change on previous year | -163.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 28.66 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.63 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 28.66 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.75 % change on previous year, 4.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), annual growth in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +13840.5% | -0.2586 % change on previous year | 35.53 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -1676.1% | 2.87 % change on previous year | -45.19 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.76 % change on previous year | -0.2586 % change on previous year | 35.53 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 1990s | 15.98 % change on previous year | -105.9 % change on previous year | 420.51 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -39.83 % change on previous year | -213.09 % change on previous year | 275.24 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -18.53 % change on previous year | -126.17 % change on previous year | 28.66 % change on previous year | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 68 India 28.86 % change on previous year compare
- 69 Guinea-Bissau 28.78 % change on previous year compare
- 70 Ukraine 28.68 % change on previous year compare
- 72 Guatemala 28.22 % change on previous year compare
- 73 Panama 28.17 % change on previous year compare
- 74 Mauritania 28.15 % change on previous year compare
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), annual growth in Barbados?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), annual growth in Barbados was 28.66 % change on previous year in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), annual growth recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 420.51 % change on previous year in 1996.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), annual growth recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -213.09 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does Barbados rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), annual growth?
- Barbados ranks 71st out of 176 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), annual growth rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.