Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Barbados

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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

Year	Government expenditure (% of GDP) (% of GDP) - Barbados
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

Country Name	Global Rank	Government expenditure (% of GDP) (% of GDP)
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