Bahamas vs Barbados: Net acquisition of financial assets

Bahamas
230.38 million current LCU
in 2024
Barbados
289.04 million current LCU
in 2016
Bahamas rank
79th
Barbados rank
78th

Net acquisition of financial assets over time

  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
-400.0M-200.0M0200.0M400.0M600.0M199020072024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 289.04 million current LCU against 230.38 million current LCU in Bahamas, a difference of 58.66 million current LCU.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 79th and Barbados ranks 78th of 134 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Barbados in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Barbados Difference Ahead
2000s 137.86 million current LCU 119.25 million current LCU 18.61 million current LCU Bahamas
2010s -37.01 million current LCU 227.29 million current LCU 264.30 million current LCU Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net acquisition of financial assets, Bahamas or Barbados?
Barbados, at 289.04 million current LCU against 230.38 million current LCU in Bahamas as of 2016.
What is the difference in net acquisition of financial assets between Bahamas and Barbados?
58.66 million current LCU, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
13 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for net acquisition of financial assets?
Bahamas ranks 79th and Barbados ranks 78th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,486 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.