Barbados vs Belgium: Claims on central government, etc.
Barbados
21.0%
in 2023
Belgium
21.2%
in 2024
Barbados rank
45th
Belgium rank
44th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Barbados
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 21.2% against 21.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Belgium ahead.
Barbados ranks 45th and Belgium ranks 44th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Belgium in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 21.2% | 8.5% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 17.9% | 7.7% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 25.1% | 4.4% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Barbados or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 21.2% against 21.0% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Barbados and Belgium?
- 0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Belgium?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Belgium rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Barbados ranks 45th and Belgium ranks 44th of 187 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.