Net acquisition of financial assets in Barbados
Barbados: Net acquisition of financial assets was 2.5% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Barbados, 2003–2016
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2016, net acquisition of financial assets in Barbados stood at 2.5%.
The figure is down 40.7% on the previous year and up 463.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Barbados peaked at 4.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.6%, in 2014.
That places Barbados 29th out of 134 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net acquisition of financial assets in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -1.4% | — |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -158.4% |
| 2006 | -0.7% | -188.2% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -591.2% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -29.0% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -51.2% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +106.3% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -25.2% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +37.2% |
| 2014 | -1.6% | -158.2% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -360.3% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -40.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | -1.4% | 3.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | -1.6% | 4.3% | 7 |
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More public sector data for Barbados
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2009)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 36.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2009)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2009)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 23,256 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2009)
- Tax revenue 23.4% (2016)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 9.85 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 30.0% (2016)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 132.09 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 4.43 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Barbados?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Barbados was 2.5% in 2016, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.6% in 2014.
- How does Barbados rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Barbados ranks 29th out of 134 countries with data for 2016.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 463.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.