Barbados vs Malta: 24_International reserves
Barbados
1.74 billion excluding gold
in 2025
Malta
1.54 billion excluding gold
in 2026
Barbados rank
127th
Malta rank
130th
24_International reserves over time
- Barbados
- Malta
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.74 billion excluding gold against 1.54 billion excluding gold in Malta, a difference of 200.83 million excluding gold.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malta ahead.
Barbados ranks 127th and Malta ranks 130th of 175 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 222.52 million excluding gold | 1.46 billion excluding gold | 1.24 billion excluding gold | Malta |
| 2000s | 663.19 million excluding gold | 1.86 billion excluding gold | 1.19 billion excluding gold | Malta |
| 2010s | 656.31 million excluding gold | 701.23 million excluding gold | 44.91 million excluding gold | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.50 billion excluding gold | 1.20 billion excluding gold | 299.03 million excluding gold | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher 24_international reserves, Barbados or Malta?
- Barbados, at 1.74 billion excluding gold against 1.54 billion excluding gold in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in 24_international reserves between Barbados and Malta?
- 200.83 million excluding gold, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malta?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Malta rank globally for 24_international reserves?
- Barbados ranks 127th and Malta ranks 130th of 175 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).