Barbados: Bank assets to GDP

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 Barbados

Bank assets, percent of GDP

 Latest value 102.95
 Year 2019
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1966 - 2019
 Average 64.31
 Min - Max 34.91 - 115.30
 Source The International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2019 is 102.95 percent, a decline from 107.6 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 62.67 percent, based on data from 167 countries. Historically, the average for Barbados from 1966 to 2019 is 64.31 percent. The minimum value, 34.91 percent, was reached in 1975 while the maximum of 115.3 percent was recorded in 2013. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Barbados - Bank assets to GDP - Recent values chart

Historical series
Barbados - Bank assets to GDP - historical chart - 1966-2019




Definition: Total assets held by deposit money banks as a share of GDP. Assets include claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector which includes central, state and local governments, nonfinancial public enterprises and private sector. Deposit money banks comprise commercial banks and other financial institutions that accept transferable deposits, such as demand deposits.

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