Barbados international reserves

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Total reserves
$1.6B
Data for June 2026
1-month change
+1.4%
12-month change
-19.3%
High since 2000
$1.9B
June 2025

Monthly history (IMF)

$1.6 billion
June 2026+407.4% vs January 2000
$0M$500M$1B$1.5B$2BJan 2000Apr 2013Jun 2026

Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.

Composition

What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of June 2026.

  • Foreign exchange$1.5B · 98.7%
  • SDRs$4M · 0.3%
  • IMF reserve position$17M · 1.1%

Gold

Barbados does not report gold holdings.

In context

Reserves per person
US$ 5,548
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
19.6%

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