Barbados vs Madagascar: Current account balance as a share of GDP
Barbados
-5.2%
in 2017
Madagascar
-5.4%
in 2022
Barbados rank
143rd
Madagascar rank
145th
Current account balance as a share of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Madagascar
How they compare
Barbados currently reports -5.2% against -5.4% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 143rd and Madagascar ranks 145th of 193 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -7.9% | -9.6% | 1.7% | Barbados |
| 2010s | -5.8% | -4.1% | 1.8% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance as a share of gdp, Barbados or Madagascar?
- Barbados, at -5.2% against -5.4% in Madagascar as of 2017.
- What is the difference in current account balance as a share of gdp between Barbados and Madagascar?
- 0.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Madagascar?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Barbados and Madagascar rank globally for current account balance as a share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 143rd and Madagascar ranks 145th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data, published as Current account balance as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%).