Barbados vs Low income: Claims on central government, etc.
Barbados
21.0%
in 2023
Low income
7.1%
in 2020
Barbados rank
45th
Low income rank
46th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Barbados
- Low income
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 21.0% against 7.1% in Low income, a difference of 13.9%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 3.0 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Low income ahead.
Barbados ranks 45th and Low income ranks 46th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Low income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.3% | 5.5% | 8.8% | Low income |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 9.2% | 7.0% | Low income |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 18.7% | 12.3% | Low income |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 12.8% | 0.8% | Low income |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 4.3% | 7.8% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 5.4% | 16.5% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 7.1% | 11.4% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Barbados or Low income?
- Barbados, at 21.0% against 7.1% in Low income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Barbados and Low income?
- 13.9%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Low income?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Low income rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Barbados ranks 45th and Low income ranks 46th 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.