Barbados vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Claims on central government, etc.
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Barbados
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 21.0% against 9.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 11.1%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 2.1 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
Barbados ranks 45th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.3% | 7.2% | 10.4% | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 5.6% | 3.4% | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 12.4% | 6.4% | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 8.6% | 3.7% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 15.0% | 2.9% | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 7.2% | 18.4% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 11.7% | 8.9% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Barbados or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Barbados, at 21.0% against 9.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Barbados and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 11.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Barbados ranks 45th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 43rd 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.