Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Barbados
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Barbados is 16.1 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 89.
Barbados compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Barbados is similar to that of Ghana, Georgia, Honduras, Tanzania, Jamaica, Mauritania, St. Lucia, Belize, Kosovo, United States with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 16.7, 16.7, 16.6, 16.6, 16.3, 16.1, 15.9, 15.8, 15.7, 15.7 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94.Last 10 years averageBarbados had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 17.4 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Barbados during the Great RecessionBarbados's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 37.5% during the Great RecessionBarbados since the end of the Great RecessionBarbados's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 17.2% since the end of the Great Recession
Barbados compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Barbados is similar to that of Ghana, Georgia, Honduras, Tanzania, Jamaica, Mauritania, St. Lucia, Belize, Kosovo, United States with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 16.7, 16.7, 16.6, 16.6, 16.3, 16.1, 15.9, 15.8, 15.7, 15.7 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94.Last 10 years averageBarbados had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 17.4 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Barbados during the Great RecessionBarbados's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 37.5% during the Great RecessionBarbados since the end of the Great RecessionBarbados's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 17.2% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 13.4 |
1992 | 12.2 |
1993 | 12.6 |
1994 | 12.1 |
1995 | 12.1 |
1996 | 13.0 |
1997 | 12.7 |
1998 | 13.2 |
1999 | 12.7 |
2000 | 13.3 |
2001 | 13.5 |
2002 | 14.4 |
2003 | 19.0 |
2004 | 17.3 |
2005 | 16.4 |
2006 | 14.2 |
2007 | 16.8 |
2008 | 18.6 |
2009 | 19.5 |
2010 | 18.8 |
2011 | 20.2 |
2012 | 16.1 |
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Ghana | 84 | 16.7 |
Georgia | 85 | 16.7 |
Honduras | 86 | 16.6 |
Tanzania | 87 | 16.6 |
Jamaica | 88 | 16.3 |
Barbados | 89 | 16.1 |
Mauritania | 90 | 16.1 |
St. Lucia | 91 | 15.9 |
Belize | 92 | 15.8 |
Kosovo | 93 | 15.7 |
United States | 94 | 15.7 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators