Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Barbados

Barbados: Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure was 2.65 billion in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
2.65 billion
Change on year
down 19.2%
World rank
162nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
3.28 billion
in 2016
All-time low
2.59 billion
in 2005
Years of data
13
2005–2017

Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Barbados, 2005–2017

01.0B2.0B3.0B2005201120172005: 2.6B2006: 2.8B2007: 2.9B2008: 3.1B2009: 2.7B2010: 2.7B2011: 2.9B2012: 2.9B2013: 3.1B2014: 3.2B2015: 3.0B2016: 3.3B2017: 2.6B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2017, total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Barbados stood at 2.65 billion.

That represents a change of down 19.2% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Barbados peaked at 3.28 billion in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.59 billion, in 2005.

That places Barbados 162nd out of 197 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.82 billion 2.59 billion 3.11 billion 5
2010s 2.96 billion 2.65 billion 3.28 billion 8

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 159 CuraΓ§ao 3.15 billion compare
  2. 160 Suriname 3.08 billion compare
  3. 161 Togo 2.74 billion compare
  4. 163 Seychelles 2.60 billion compare
  5. 164 Sierra Leone 2.32 billion compare
  6. 165 Lesotho 2.22 billion compare

See the full ranking of 206 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Barbados?
Total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Barbados was 2.65 billion in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 3.28 billion in 2016.
What is the lowest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 2.59 billion in 2005.
How does Barbados rank for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure?
Barbados ranks 162nd out of 197 countries with data for 2017.
Is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
206 places, 3,849 data points, 2005–2024
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