Barbados vs Costa Rica: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Barbados
21.0%
in 2023
Costa Rica
20.2%
in 2025
Barbados rank
46th
Costa Rica rank
49th
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 21.0% against 20.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Barbados ranks 46th and Costa Rica ranks 49th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.3% | 4.5% | 7.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 5.2% | 2.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 8.3% | 1.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 7.1% | 5.0% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 7.0% | 5.1% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 15.9% | 9.7% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 26.2% | 5.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Barbados, at 21.0% against 20.2% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 0.8%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Barbados ranks 46th and Costa Rica ranks 49th 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.