Barbados vs United Kingdom: Net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU)

Barbados
289.04 million current LCU
in 2016
United Kingdom
715.00 million current LCU
in 2024
Barbados rank
79th
United Kingdom rank
76th

Net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU) over time

  • Barbados
  • United Kingdom
-25.0B025.0B50.0B75.0B199020072024

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 715.00 million current LCU against 289.04 million current LCU in Barbados, a difference of 425.96 million current LCU.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 2.5 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2003 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Barbados ranks 79th and United Kingdom ranks 76th of 134 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 119.25 million current LCU 26.53 billion current LCU 26.41 billion current LCU United Kingdom
2010s 227.29 million current LCU 4.51 billion current LCU 4.29 billion current LCU United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net acquisition of financial assets, Barbados or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 715.00 million current LCU against 289.04 million current LCU in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in net acquisition of financial assets between Barbados and United Kingdom?
425.96 million current LCU, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United Kingdom?
13 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Barbados and United Kingdom rank globally for net acquisition of financial assets?
Barbados ranks 79th and United Kingdom ranks 76th 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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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, 2,489 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.