Barbados: Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Barbados' adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) rose US$101.37 million on 2016 (from −US$232.27 million to −US$130.9 million).

Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2016), the average change was −US$17.85 million and a typical year strayed about US$117.69 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$244.23 million in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was US$264.49 million in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 29% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

What this measures

Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide and particulate emissions damage. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

All 28 values

Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) in nearby economies

• Argentina — US$55.44 billion (2021)
• Bahamas, The — US$504.5 million (2021)
• Belize — US$289.5 million (2021)
• Bolivia — −US$804.29 million (2021)
• Brazil — −US$3.86 billion (2021)
• Chile — −US$11.17 billion (2021)
• Colombia — US$4.96 billion (2021)
• Costa Rica — US$10.18 billion (2021)

More economic policy & debt data for Barbados

• GDP (current US$) — US$8.02 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 16.03 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$6.5 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 15.34 billion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$28,365 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 56,730 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$23,014 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 54,263 (2025)
• GNI (current US$) — US$7.69 billion (2025)
• GNI (current LCU) — 15.38 billion (2025)
• GNI per capita (current LCU) — 54,417 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Barbados's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$)?

−US$130.9 million in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is down 156.47% from US$231.8 million in 1990. The highest value was US$315.81 million in 2007 and the lowest −US$246.76 million in 2011.

Is the latest change in adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) unusual for Barbados?

In 2017, Barbados' adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) rose US$101.37 million on 2016 (from −US$232.27 million to −US$130.9 million). Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2016), the average change was −US$17.85 million and a typical year strayed about US$117.69 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.SVNG.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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