IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita was 1,208 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in Barbados, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in Barbados stood at 1,208 units per person.
The figure is down 22.5% on the previous year and up 446.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in Barbados peaked at 1,558 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Barbados ranks 3rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 44.15 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 44.06 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 43.94 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 43.82 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 38.78 units per person | -11.5% |
| 1976 | 38.7 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 64.5 units per person | +66.7% |
| 1978 | 81.57 units per person | +26.5% |
| 1979 | 82.02 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 90.45 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 84.24 units per person | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 188.39 units per person | +123.6% |
| 1983 | 266.7 units per person | +41.6% |
| 1984 | 296.33 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 295.25 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 250.8 units per person | -15.1% |
| 1987 | 184.78 units per person | -26.3% |
| 1988 | 153.9 units per person | -16.7% |
| 1989 | 136.34 units per person | -11.4% |
| 1990 | 125.42 units per person | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 131.47 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 329.35 units per person | +150.5% |
| 1993 | 328.41 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 327.66 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 281.73 units per person | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 211.24 units per person | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 186.28 units per person | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 186.25 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 239.33 units per person | +28.5% |
| 2000 | 239.74 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 239.26 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 237.18 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 235.2 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 233.27 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 231.47 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 229.83 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 228.36 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 226.86 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 225.4 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 224.25 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 223.49 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 222.85 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 222.27 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 221.72 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 221.2 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 293.14 units per person | +32.5% |
| 2017 | 292.55 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 416.66 units per person | +42.4% |
| 2019 | 664.85 units per person | +59.6% |
| 2020 | 1,253 units per person | +88.4% |
| 2021 | 1,371 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 1,481 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 1,550 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 1,558 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 1,208 units per person | -22.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, SDR, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +150.5% | 131.47 units per person | 329.35 units per person |
| 1982 | +123.6% | 84.24 units per person | 188.39 units per person |
| 2020 | +88.4% | 664.85 units per person | 1,253 units per person |
| 1977 | +66.7% | 38.7 units per person | 64.5 units per person |
| 2019 | +59.6% | 416.66 units per person | 664.85 units per person |
| 2018 | +42.4% | 292.55 units per person | 416.66 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.15 units per person | 0 units per person | 82.02 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 194.72 units per person | 84.24 units per person | 296.33 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 234.71 units per person | 125.42 units per person | 329.35 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 232.66 units per person | 225.4 units per person | 239.74 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 300.3 units per person | 221.2 units per person | 664.85 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,404 units per person | 1,208 units per person | 1,558 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 1 San Marino 1,442 units per person compare
- 2 Luxembourg 1,425 units per person compare
- 4 Argentina 980.97 units per person compare
- 5 Seychelles 913.41 units per person compare
- 6 Suriname 871.53 units 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -22.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0426 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0265 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 750.83 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0193 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in Barbados?
- Imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in Barbados was 1,208 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,558 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Barbados rank for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 446.0%. 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 IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR International Monetary Fund
- 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
IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.