Barbados vs Pre-demographic dividend: Claims on central government, etc.

Barbados
21.0%
in 2023
Pre-demographic dividend
8.3%
in 2022
Barbados rank
45th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
45th

Claims on central government, etc. over time

  • Barbados
  • Pre-demographic dividend
-10010203040196319932023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 21.0% against 8.3% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 12.7%.

That makes Barbados's figure about 2.5 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Pre-demographic dividend ahead.

Barbados ranks 45th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 45th of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Pre-demographic dividend in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s -3.3% 2.8% 6.0% Pre-demographic dividend
1970s 2.2% 4.3% 2.1% Pre-demographic dividend
1980s 6.2% 8.8% 2.6% Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 12.3% 7.1% 5.2% Barbados
2000s 12.1% 0.1% 12.0% Barbados
2010s 25.6% 3.0% 22.6% Barbados
2020s 20.6% 8.6% 12.0% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Barbados or Pre-demographic dividend?
Barbados, at 21.0% against 8.3% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Barbados and Pre-demographic dividend?
12.7%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Pre-demographic dividend?
50 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
How do Barbados and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
Barbados ranks 45th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 45th 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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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, 11,512 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.