Financial Sector in Barbados

37 indicators covering financial sector for Barbados.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Net migration -87 2025 down 33.8% 91st
Total reserves in months of imports 1.26 2017 down 66.3% 157th
Net domestic credit 12.13 billion current LCU 2023 up 7.0% 161st
Domestic credit to private sector by banks 59.6% 2023 down 13.2% 52nd
Net foreign assets 2.26 billion current LCU 2023 up 42.8% 158th
Claims on central government, etc. 21.0% 2023 down 6.1% 45th
Monetary Sector credit to private sector 59.7% 2023 down 13.3% 50th
Domestic credit to private sector 59.7% 2023 down 13.3% 56th
Broad money 97.5% 2023 up 12.4% 28th
Official exchange rate 2 LCU per US$, period average 2025 unchanged 145th
Claims on private sector 1.6% 2023 up 257.5% 134th
Broad money 14.09 billion current LCU 2023 up 43.4% 144th
Broad money growth 0.9% 2023 down 75.1% 155th
Claims on central government 0.0% 2023 down 99.5% 111th
GDP deflator: linked series 104.55 base year varies by country 2025 up 23.2% 200th
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 2.7% 2025 up 163.6% 131st
Broad money to total reserves ratio 4.39 2023 down 39.2% 47th
Interest rate spread 7.9% 2022 up 28.8% 31st
Deposit interest rate 0.1% 2022 down 94.4% 148th
Consumer price index 146.53 2010 = 100 2025 up 25.0% 118th
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio 37.6% 2023 up 295.2% 26th
Lending interest rate 8.1% 2022 down 7.5% 82nd
Real interest rate 8.2% 2022 up 16.3% 36th
Listed domestic companies, total 15 2020 down 28.6% 91st
Commercial bank branches 13.26 per 100,000 adults 2024 down 38.1% 80th
Stocks traded, total value 0.0% 2021 down 99.8% 101st
Stocks traded, total value 220,000 current US$ 2021 down 99.8% 102nd
Automated teller machines (ATMs) 37.22 per 100,000 adults 2024 down 15.7% 104th
Stocks traded, turnover ratio of domestic shares 0.2% 2020 down 85.4% 89th
Market capitalization of listed domestic companies 2.78 billion current US$ 2020 up 27.2% 87th
Market capitalization of listed domestic companies 51.5% 2020 up 27.8% 38th
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy 1.5% 2023 up 127.0% 128th
Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans 5.8% 2022 down 16.1% 37th
International migrant stock 12.5% 2024 up 0.8% 69th
International migrant stock, total 35,187 2024 up 2.1% 167th
Bank capital to assets ratio 11.2% 2022 up 9.2% 40th
Risk premium on lending 7.5% 2022 up 45.2% 18th