Adjusted net savings per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Adjusted net savings per capita was -423.96 current US$ in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted net savings per capita in Barbados, 1990–2017
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net savings per capita in Barbados is -423.96 current US$, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 46.2% on the previous year and down 135.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings per capita in Barbados peaked at 1,199 current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, -855.35 current US$, in 2011.
Barbados ranks 156th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted net savings per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 920.6 current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 745.25 current US$ | -19.0% |
| 1992 | 877.23 current US$ | +17.7% |
| 1993 | 834.95 current US$ | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 1,028 current US$ | +23.2% |
| 1995 | 440.96 current US$ | -57.1% |
| 1996 | 613.1 current US$ | +39.0% |
| 1997 | 553.56 current US$ | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 742.15 current US$ | +34.1% |
| 1999 | 524.01 current US$ | -29.4% |
| 2000 | 512.42 current US$ | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 356.89 current US$ | -30.4% |
| 2002 | 480.06 current US$ | +34.5% |
| 2003 | 790.03 current US$ | +64.6% |
| 2004 | 268.29 current US$ | -66.0% |
| 2005 | -258.67 current US$ | -196.4% |
| 2006 | 295.53 current US$ | -214.2% |
| 2007 | 1,199 current US$ | +305.6% |
| 2008 | 224.27 current US$ | -81.3% |
| 2009 | -92.73 current US$ | -141.3% |
| 2010 | 69.02 current US$ | -174.4% |
| 2011 | -855.35 current US$ | -1339.3% |
| 2012 | -491.82 current US$ | -42.5% |
| 2013 | -152.73 current US$ | -68.9% |
| 2014 | -188.43 current US$ | +23.4% |
| 2015 | -252.44 current US$ | +34.0% |
| 2016 | -787.96 current US$ | +212.1% |
| 2017 | -423.96 current US$ | -46.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's -423.96 current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,717 current US$. (54 countries reporting)
- Barbados's -423.96 current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 418.39 current US$. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net savings per capita in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -1339.3% | 69.02 current US$ | -855.35 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 728.03 current US$ | 440.96 current US$ | 1,028 current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 377.48 current US$ | -258.67 current US$ | 1,199 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -385.46 current US$ | -855.35 current US$ | 69.02 current US$ | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings per capita in Barbados?
- Adjusted net savings per capita in Barbados was -423.96 current US$ in 2017, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,199 current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -855.35 current US$ in 2011.
- How does Barbados rank for adjusted net savings per capita?
- Barbados ranks 156th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted net savings per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 135.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adjusted net savings per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide.