Australia vs Barbados: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP

Australia
20.5%
in 2020
Barbados
21.4%
in 2019
Australia rank
43rd
Barbados rank
40th

Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP over time

  • Australia
  • Barbados
0102030198020002020

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 21.4% against 20.5% in Australia, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 43rd and Barbados ranks 40th of 178 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Barbados in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Barbados Difference Ahead
1980s 9.3% 9.1% 0.2% Australia
1990s 6.2% 15.0% 8.8% Barbados
2000s 1.5% 20.7% 19.3% Barbados
2010s 6.4% 26.0% 19.6% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp, Australia or Barbados?
Barbados, at 21.4% against 20.5% in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp between Australia and Barbados?
0.9%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Barbados?
38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
How do Australia and Barbados rank globally for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp?
Australia ranks 43rd and Barbados ranks 40th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 6,137 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. (IFS line 22A + line 22B + line 22C) / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).