Africa Eastern and Southern vs Barbados: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)

Africa Eastern and Southern
9.3%
in 2025
Barbados
21.0%
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
44th
Barbados rank
46th

Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Barbados
-10010203040196519952025

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 21.0% against 9.3% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 11.7%.

That makes Barbados's figure about 2.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 44th and Barbados ranks 46th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 4 and Barbados in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Barbados Difference Ahead
1960s 5.6% -3.3% 8.8% Africa Eastern and Southern
1970s 10.1% 2.2% 7.9% Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 11.9% 6.4% 5.5% Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 11.1% 12.0% 0.9% Barbados
2000s 12.8% 12.1% 0.6% Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 10.6% 25.6% 15.0% Barbados
2020s 15.1% 20.7% 5.5% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Africa Eastern and Southern or Barbados?
Barbados, at 21.0% against 9.3% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Africa Eastern and Southern and Barbados?
11.7%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Barbados?
55 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Barbados rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 44th and Barbados ranks 46th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Unit
% GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 11,543 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.