Author: Natasha Eddie

Handling Money

Handling Money By CBSI Media Article No. : 03/2019 Welcome again to this week’s topic where we cover some key issues about handling money and other useful information about our national currency....

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Lets talk about Polymer Banknotes

Lets talk about Polymer Banknotes By CBSI Media Article No. : 02/2019 After a comprehensive currency review, CBSI is modernizing its existing banknote family by converting the $5 banknote from cotton based paper to a polymer...

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Key Statistics

Inflation (Source: SINSO)
(August, 2025) 5.5%
GDP: 2022
(Source: SINSO)
Constant Price: 2012
Real GDP
SBD$ 10,894.6m
Nominal GDP
SBD$ 12,774.5m
Real GDP Growth2.4%
Foreign Reserves
(December 3, 2025)SBD $6,469m
Interest Rates
(September, 2025)
Deposit Rate0.49%
Lending Rate8.83%
Money Supply
(December 3, 2025)SBD $6,891m

Exchange Rates


Per
SBD

Today
15/01/26

Last Week
09/01/26
USD0.12270.1229
GBP0.09130.0914
EUR0.10540.1053
AUD0.18350.1879
NZD0.21370.2132
JPY19.510019.2691
SDR0.08980.0899
CNY
0.85580.8578
Index110.70110.60