Barbados vs Ethiopia: 24_International reserves
Barbados
1.74 billion excluding gold
in 2025
Ethiopia
1.51 billion excluding gold
in 2024
Barbados rank
127th
Ethiopia rank
130th
24_International reserves over time
- Barbados
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.74 billion excluding gold against 1.51 billion excluding gold in Ethiopia, a difference of 231.78 million excluding gold.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 127th and Ethiopia ranks 130th of 174 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 222.52 million excluding gold | 394.90 million excluding gold | 172.38 million excluding gold | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 663.19 million excluding gold | 883.18 million excluding gold | 219.99 million excluding gold | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 656.31 million excluding gold | 2.71 billion excluding gold | 2.06 billion excluding gold | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 1.45 billion excluding gold | 1.75 billion excluding gold | 305.13 million excluding gold | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher 24_international reserves, Barbados or Ethiopia?
- Barbados, at 1.74 billion excluding gold against 1.51 billion excluding gold in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in 24_international reserves between Barbados and Ethiopia?
- 231.78 million excluding gold, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Ethiopia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Ethiopia rank globally for 24_international reserves?
- Barbados ranks 127th and Ethiopia ranks 130th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF, published as 24_International reserves (excluding gold). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The data on international reserve assets refer to entries published in the world tables of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics (IFS).