Barbados vs Costa Rica: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP
Barbados
-28.8%
in 2016
Costa Rica
-28.9%
in 2023
Barbados rank
95th
Costa Rica rank
97th
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports -28.8% against -28.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 95th and Costa Rica ranks 97th of 162 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -28.8% | -22.6% | 6.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | -28.2% | -26.6% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp, Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Barbados, at -28.8% against -28.9% in Costa Rica as of 2016.
- What is the difference in cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp between Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 95th and Costa Rica ranks 97th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.