Barbados - Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in Barbados was -9.38 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 7.47 in 1992, while its lowest value was -18.49 in 1974.
Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1974 | -18.49 |
| 1975 | -11.48 |
| 1976 | -16.03 |
| 1977 | -9.59 |
| 1978 | -4.28 |
| 1979 | -6.28 |
| 1980 | -6.03 |
| 1981 | -11.85 |
| 1982 | -6.85 |
| 1983 | -7.09 |
| 1984 | -2.43 |
| 1985 | -0.37 |
| 1986 | 2.61 |
| 1987 | -0.45 |
| 1988 | 3.06 |
| 1989 | 1.45 |
| 1990 | -0.35 |
| 1991 | -0.96 |
| 1992 | 7.47 |
| 1993 | 4.12 |
| 1994 | 6.23 |
| 1995 | 0.04 |
| 1996 | 5.96 |
| 1997 | -3.21 |
| 1998 | -3.77 |
| 1999 | -4.48 |
| 2000 | -3.34 |
| 2001 | -3.64 |
| 2002 | -4.66 |
| 2003 | -5.86 |
| 2004 | -12.69 |
| 2005 | -12.98 |
| 2006 | -10.49 |
| 2007 | -7.43 |
| 2008 | -9.03 |
| 2009 | -8.53 |
| 2010 | -6.01 |
| 2011 | -3.73 |
| 2012 | -9.67 |
| 2013 | -5.40 |
| 2014 | -13.75 |
| 2015 | -2.09 |
| 2016 | -9.38 |
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments
