Current account balance as a share of GDP in Barbados
Barbados: Current account balance as a share of GDP was -5.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Current account balance as a share of GDP in Barbados, 2000–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current account balance as a share of gdp in Barbados is -5.2%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.5% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance as a share of gdp in Barbados peaked at -1.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -13.0%, in 2005.
Barbados ranks 143rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Current account balance as a share of GDP in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -3.3% | — |
| 2001 | -3.6% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | -4.7% | +28.0% |
| 2003 | -5.9% | +25.8% |
| 2004 | -12.7% | +116.6% |
| 2005 | -13.0% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | -10.5% | -19.2% |
| 2007 | -7.4% | -29.2% |
| 2008 | -9.0% | +21.4% |
| 2009 | -8.5% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | -4.8% | -43.7% |
| 2011 | -3.1% | -36.0% |
| 2012 | -7.8% | +153.4% |
| 2013 | -4.5% | -42.7% |
| 2014 | -11.5% | +157.6% |
| 2015 | -1.7% | -84.9% |
| 2016 | -8.0% | +360.7% |
| 2017 | -5.2% | -34.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -7.9% | -13.0% | -3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.8% | -11.5% | -1.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 140 New Zealand -4.7% compare
- 141 Uzbekistan -5.0% compare
- 142 Burkina Faso -5.1% compare
- 143 Georgia -5.2% compare
- 145 Madagascar -5.4% compare
- 146 Egypt -5.7% 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 5.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 50,832 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7349 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 20,846 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 1.71 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance as a share of gdp in Barbados?
- Current account balance as a share of gdp in Barbados was -5.2% in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest current account balance as a share of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was -1.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest current account balance as a share of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.0% in 2005.
- How does Barbados rank for current account balance as a share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2017.
- Is current account balance as a share of gdp rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Current account balance as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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