Barbados - Broad money (% of GDP)

Broad money (% of GDP) in Barbados was 111.23 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 122.58 in 2009, while its lowest value was 37.80 in 1980.

Definition: Broad money (IFS line 35L..ZK) is the sum of currency outside banks; demand deposits other than those of the central government; the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government; bank and traveler’s checks; and other securities such as certificates of deposit and commercial paper.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1974 46.17
1975 42.58
1976 44.71
1977 43.23
1978 47.92
1979 50.01
1980 37.80
1981 39.37
1982 40.98
1983 42.93
1984 42.32
1985 44.13
1986 43.34
1987 46.44
1988 48.51
1989 45.01
1990 50.96
1991 50.38
1992 55.09
1993 53.82
1994 55.52
1995 56.44
1996 62.44
1997 62.70
1998 60.02
1999 61.37
2000 65.25
2001 87.73
2002 99.53
2003 100.78
2004 104.92
2005 110.60
2006 105.51
2007 115.12
2008 113.75
2009 122.58
2012 102.67
2013 105.01
2014 107.88
2015 114.04
2016 115.95
2017 113.87
2018 111.23

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: The derivation of this indicator was simplified in September 2012 to be current-year broad money divided by current-year GDP times 100.

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Monetary holdings (liabilities)