Central government expense in Barbados
Central government expense in Barbados was equal to 28.8% of GDP in 2016.
The latest value for Barbados is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Barbados, 2016
28.8%
Change from 2015
−0.4percentage points
World, 2016
26.6%
Central government expense in Barbados over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Barbados | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | 28.5% |
| 2021 | – | 31.7% |
| 2020 | – | 33.4% |
| 2019 | – | 26.7% |
| 2018 | – | 26.1% |
| 2017 | – | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 29.8% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | 25.9% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | 24.8% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | 24.9% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | 25.1% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | 25.2% |
| 2002 | – | 24.9% |
| 2001 | – | 24.7% |
| 2000 | – | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 29.2% in 2015.
- Since 2006, when it was 26.9%, the figure has changed by +1.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2016 was 26.6%.