Barbados: Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2016, Barbados' net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) rose 52.8% on 2015 (from 82.69 million to 126.37 million).

Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2015), the average change was +22.7% and a typical year strayed about 128.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 412.4% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 77% 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 2007 to 2016 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 23% 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

Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

All 14 values

Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 762.46 billion (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 250.32 million (2024)
• Belize — 148.91 million (2017)
• Brazil — 29.41 billion (2024)
• Chile — 4.4 trillion (2024)
• Colombia — 14.34 trillion (2024)
• Costa Rica — 667.46 billion (2024)
• Dominican Republic — 146.43 billion (2024)
• Ecuador — 622.14 million (2022)
• El Salvador

More public sector data for Barbados

• Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) — 7.44 (2023)
• Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) — 0.68 (2023)
• Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male) — 14.77 (2023)
• Armed forces personnel, total — 1,000 (2020)
• Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 0.69% (2020)
• Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) — 80 (2024)
• Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) — 53.64 (2024)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) — 1.11% (2016)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is Barbados's net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU)?

126.37 million in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2003?

It is down 49.35% from 249.49 million in 2003 (5.1% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 535.76 million in 2007 and the lowest 44.61 million in 2011.

Is the latest change in net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) unusual for Barbados?

In 2016, Barbados' net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) rose 52.8% on 2015 (from 82.69 million to 126.37 million). Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2015), the average change was +22.7% and a typical year strayed about 128.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.NFN.TOTL.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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