IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita was 1,654 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Barbados, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1,654 units per person for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.6% on the previous year and up 439.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Barbados peaked at 2,080 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Barbados 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, 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 | 47.93 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 47.84 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 53.01 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 53.66 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 45.4 units per person | -15.4% |
| 1976 | 44.96 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 78.35 units per person | +74.3% |
| 1978 | 106.27 units per person | +35.6% |
| 1979 | 108.05 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 115.36 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 98.05 units per person | -15.0% |
| 1982 | 207.81 units per person | +112.0% |
| 1983 | 279.23 units per person | +34.4% |
| 1984 | 290.46 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 324.3 units per person | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 306.78 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 262.14 units per person | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 207.1 units per person | -21.0% |
| 1989 | 179.17 units per person | -13.5% |
| 1990 | 178.42 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 188.06 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 452.86 units per person | +140.8% |
| 1993 | 451.09 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 478.33 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 418.79 units per person | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 303.75 units per person | -27.5% |
| 1997 | 251.34 units per person | -17.3% |
| 1998 | 262.24 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 328.48 units per person | +25.3% |
| 2000 | 312.36 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 300.69 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 322.45 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 349.5 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 362.26 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 330.83 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 345.75 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 360.86 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 349.42 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 353.35 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 345.35 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 343.12 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 342.5 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 342.29 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 321.23 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 306.52 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 394.08 units per person | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 416.62 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 579.49 units per person | +39.1% |
| 2019 | 919.37 units per person | +58.7% |
| 2020 | 1,804 units per person | +96.3% |
| 2021 | 1,919 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 1,971 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 2,080 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 2,032 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 1,654 units per person | -18.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1,654 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 272.97 units per person, 6.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1,654 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 128.65 units per person, 12.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, 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 | +140.8% | 188.06 units per person | 452.86 units per person |
| 1982 | +112.0% | 98.05 units per person | 207.81 units per person |
| 2020 | +96.3% | 919.37 units per person | 1,804 units per person |
| 1977 | +74.3% | 44.96 units per person | 78.35 units per person |
| 2019 | +58.7% | 579.49 units per person | 919.37 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 | 58.55 units per person | 0 units per person | 108.05 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 227.04 units per person | 98.05 units per person | 324.3 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 331.34 units per person | 178.42 units per person | 478.33 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 338.75 units per person | 300.69 units per person | 362.26 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 431.06 units per person | 306.52 units per person | 919.37 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,910 units per person | 1,654 units per person | 2,080 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 1 San Marino 1,975 units per person compare
- 2 Luxembourg 1,951 units per person compare
- 4 Argentina 1,343 units per person compare
- 5 Seychelles 1,251 units per person compare
- 6 Suriname 1,194 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)
- 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 imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Barbados?
- Imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Barbados was 1,654 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2,080 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, 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, us dollar, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 439.6%. 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 IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar 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, US dollar ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar 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, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.