Barbados vs Sri Lanka: Claims on central government, etc.
Barbados
21.0%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
21.2%
in 2019
Barbados rank
45th
Sri Lanka rank
43rd
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Barbados
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 21.2% against 21.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Barbados ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.3% | 20.4% | 23.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 13.6% | 11.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 19.5% | 13.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 8.3% | 3.7% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.7% | 0.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 19.0% | 6.6% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Barbados or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 21.2% against 21.0% in Barbados as of 2019.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Barbados and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sri Lanka?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2019.
- How do Barbados and Sri Lanka rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Barbados ranks 45th and Sri Lanka 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.