What is official exchange rate in Barbados?

Official exchange rate in Barbados was 2 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Barbados?

The highest recorded value was 2.05 LCU per US$, period average in 1974.

What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Barbados?

The lowest recorded value was 1.71 LCU per US$, period average in 1960.

How does Barbados rank for official exchange rate?

Barbados ranks 145th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.

Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Barbados data come from?

The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Official exchange rate in Barbados

Name: Official exchange rate in Barbados
Creator: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Barbados: Official exchange rate was 2 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

2 LCU per US$, period average

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

145th

of 214 countries

All-time high

2.05 LCU per US$, period average

in 1974

All-time low

1.71 LCU per US$, period average

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Official exchange rate in Barbados, 1960–2025

Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 2 LCU per US$, period average for official exchange rate in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Barbados peaked at 2.05 LCU per US$, period average in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.71 LCU per US$, period average, in 1960.

That places Barbados 145th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.77 LCU per US$, period average	1.71 LCU per US$, period average	2 LCU per US$, period average	10
1970s	1.99 LCU per US$, period average	1.92 LCU per US$, period average	2.05 LCU per US$, period average	10
1980s	2 LCU per US$, period average	2 LCU per US$, period average	2 LCU per US$, period average	10
1990s	2 LCU per US$, period average	2 LCU per US$, period average	2 LCU per US$, period average	10
2000s	2 LCU per US$, period average	2 LCU per US$, period average	2 LCU per US$, period average	10
2010s	2 LCU per US$, period average	2 LCU per US$, period average	2 LCU per US$, period average	10
2020s	2 LCU per US$, period average	2 LCU per US$, period average	2 LCU per US$, period average	6

Countries ranked near Barbados

143 Tonga 2.41 LCU per US$, period average compare
144 Fiji 2.3 LCU per US$, period average compare
145 Belize 2 LCU per US$, period average compare
147 Aruba 1.79 LCU per US$, period average compare
147 Curacao 1.79 LCU per US$, period average compare
147 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.79 LCU per US$, period average compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

More financial sector data for Barbados

Net migration -87 (2025)
Total reserves in months of imports 1.26 (2017)
Net domestic credit 12.13 billion current LCU (2023)
Domestic credit to private sector by banks 59.6% (2023)
Broad money 97.5% (2023)
Net foreign assets 2.26 billion current LCU (2023)
Monetary Sector credit to private sector 59.7% (2023)
Domestic credit to private sector 59.7% (2023)
Claims on central government, etc. 21.0% (2023)
Claims on central government 0.0% (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is official exchange rate in Barbados?: Official exchange rate in Barbados was 2 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 2.05 LCU per US$, period average in 1974.
What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 1.71 LCU per US$, period average in 1960.
How does Barbados rank for official exchange rate?: Barbados ranks 145th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?: The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)
Unit: LCU per US$, period average
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 12,630 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. This indicator represents the ratio of Local Currency Units relative to United States dollars.This indicator is derived as an average over the reference period.