Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita was -987.65 current US$ per person in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Barbados, 1986–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2017, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Barbados stood at -987.65 current US$ per person.
The figure is up 28.8% on the previous year and down 286.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Barbados peaked at 1,771 current US$ per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, -1,473 current US$ per person, in 2011.
Barbados ranks 174th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1,177 current US$ per person | — |
| 1987 | 1,171 current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1,584 current US$ per person | +35.3% |
| 1989 | 1,771 current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 510.85 current US$ per person | -71.2% |
| 1991 | 389.6 current US$ per person | -23.7% |
| 1992 | 456.02 current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 1993 | 381.17 current US$ per person | -16.4% |
| 1994 | 558.75 current US$ per person | +46.6% |
| 1995 | -32.92 current US$ per person | -105.9% |
| 1996 | 105.41 current US$ per person | -420.2% |
| 1997 | 14.33 current US$ per person | -86.4% |
| 1998 | 331.33 current US$ per person | +2211.8% |
| 1999 | 205.53 current US$ per person | -38.0% |
| 2000 | 148.67 current US$ per person | -27.7% |
| 2001 | -107.91 current US$ per person | -172.6% |
| 2002 | 1.17 current US$ per person | -101.1% |
| 2003 | 261.69 current US$ per person | +22305.2% |
| 2004 | -294.25 current US$ per person | -212.4% |
| 2005 | -843.05 current US$ per person | +186.5% |
| 2006 | -304.49 current US$ per person | -63.9% |
| 2007 | 531.06 current US$ per person | -274.4% |
| 2008 | -373.92 current US$ per person | -170.4% |
| 2009 | -469.45 current US$ per person | +25.5% |
| 2010 | -653.48 current US$ per person | +39.2% |
| 2011 | -1,473 current US$ per person | +125.4% |
| 2012 | -1,051 current US$ per person | -28.7% |
| 2013 | -862.78 current US$ per person | -17.9% |
| 2014 | -988.06 current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 2015 | -957.52 current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | -1,387 current US$ per person | +44.9% |
| 2017 | -987.65 current US$ per person | -28.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's -987.65 current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,110 current US$ per person. (61 countries reporting)
- Barbados's -987.65 current US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 388.63 current US$ per person. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +22305.2% | 1.17 current US$ per person | 261.69 current US$ per person |
| 1998 | +2211.8% | 14.33 current US$ per person | 331.33 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,426 current US$ per person | 1,171 current US$ per person | 1,771 current US$ per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 292.01 current US$ per person | -32.92 current US$ per person | 558.75 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -145.05 current US$ per person | -843.05 current US$ per person | 531.06 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -1,045 current US$ per person | -1,473 current US$ per person | -653.48 current US$ per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 171 Iceland -782.01 current US$ per person compare
- 172 Greece -798.51 current US$ per person compare
- 173 Lebanon -975.56 current US$ per person compare
- 175 Libya -1,711 current US$ per person compare
- 176 Dominica -2,062 current US$ per person compare
- 177 Venezuela -2,453 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: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Barbados?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Barbados was -987.65 current US$ per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,771 current US$ per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,473 current US$ per person in 2011.
- How does Barbados rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita?
- Barbados ranks 174th out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 286.0%. 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$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) 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: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.