Barbados — Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance normalized by GDP; the standard cross-country comparison of external imbalances.
Time Series
Unit: percent · Values in red are IMF forecasts (as of April 2026)
| Year | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -6.98 | Forecast |
| 2025 | -7.51 | Forecast |
| 2024 | -3.9 | Actual |
| 2023 | -7.79 | Actual |
| 2022 | -7.88 | Actual |
| 2021 | -7.9 | Actual |
| 2020 | -5.13 | Actual |
| 2019 | -0.98 | Actual |
| 2018 | -3.36 | Actual |
| 2017 | -3.23 | Actual |
| 2016 | -3.62 | Actual |
| 2015 | -5.06 | Actual |
| 2014 | -7.62 | Actual |
| 2013 | -6.91 | Actual |
| 2012 | -7.12 | Actual |
| 2011 | -9.89 | Actual |
| 2010 | -3.84 | Actual |
| 2009 | -5.03 | Actual |
| 2008 | -8.07 | Actual |
| 2007 | -4.06 | Actual |
| 2006 | -8.89 | Actual |
| 2005 | -9.02 | Actual |
| 2004 | -9.11 | Actual |
| 2003 | -3.24 | Actual |
| 2002 | -4.55 | Actual |
| 2001 | -3.26 | Actual |
| 2000 | -3.2 | Actual |
| 1999 | -4.01 | Actual |
| 1998 | -2.66 | Actual |
| 1997 | -1.26 | Actual |
| 1996 | 3.33 | Actual |
| 1995 | 2.35 | Actual |
| 1994 | 5.95 | Actual |
| 1993 | 3.06 | Actual |
| 1992 | 6.83 | Actual |
| 1991 | -1.07 | Actual |
| 1990 | -1.71 | Actual |
| 1989 | -0.12 | Actual |
| 1988 | 0.12 | Actual |
| 1987 | -2.87 | Actual |
| 1986 | -0.95 | Actual |
| 1985 | 0.31 | Actual |
| 1984 | 0.76 | Actual |
| 1983 | -3.82 | Actual |
| 1982 | -3.27 | Actual |
| 1981 | -10.35 | Actual |
| 1980 | -2.46 | Actual |
World ranking
World ranking — Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
Other indicators for this country
- Consumer Price Index
- Current Account Balance (USD)
- GDP Deflator
- Nominal GDP (LCU)
- Nominal GDP (USD)
- GDP per capita (LCU, current)
- GDP per capita (LCU, constant prices)
- GDP per capita (PPP, International $)
- GDP per capita (USD)
- GDP (PPP, International $)
- Real GDP (LCU, constant prices)
- General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)
- General Government Gross Debt (LCU)
- General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
- General Government Net Debt (LCU)
- Population, Total (millions)
Open Data (Linked Open Data)
Source
IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) via ecodb.net