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

Barbados
21.4%
in 2019
Gambia
21.8%
in 2020
Barbados rank
40th
Gambia rank
39th

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

  • Barbados
  • Gambia
0102030198020002020

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 21.8% against 21.4% in Barbados, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 40th and Gambia ranks 39th of 178 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Gambia Difference Ahead
1980s 9.1% 5.7% 3.4% Barbados
1990s 15.0% 3.1% 12.0% Barbados
2000s 20.7% 8.1% 12.7% Barbados
2010s 25.3% 19.5% 5.8% 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, Barbados or Gambia?
Gambia, at 21.8% against 21.4% in Barbados as of 2020.
What is the difference in credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp between Barbados and Gambia?
0.4%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Gambia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
How do Barbados and Gambia rank globally for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp?
Barbados ranks 40th and Gambia ranks 39th 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).