Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Barbados
Barbados: Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) was 1.26 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports in Barbados, 2000–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2017, total reserves in months of imports in Barbados stood at 1.26. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.4% on the previous year and down 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Barbados peaked at 5.29 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.26, in 2017.
That places Barbados 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.45 | — |
| 2001 | 5.29 | +53.2% |
| 2002 | 5 | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 4.89 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 3.4 | -30.4% |
| 2005 | 3.09 | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 2.94 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 3.73 | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 3.09 | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 4.19 | +35.8% |
| 2010 | 3.96 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 3.61 | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 3.69 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.81 | -23.7% |
| 2014 | 2.46 | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 2.42 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.68 | -30.4% |
| 2017 | 1.26 | -25.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.26 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.04, 41% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.26 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.43, 28% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.91 | 2.94 | 5.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 | 1.26 | 3.96 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More infrastructure data for Barbados
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 323,482 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 114.58 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 121,314 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 42.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4297 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.2761 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 121,314 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Barbados?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Barbados was 1.26 in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 5.29 in 2001.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Barbados ranks 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total reserves in months of imports (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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