Barbados vs Maldives: Expense

Barbados
28.8%
in 2016
Maldives
29.5%
in 2021
Barbados rank
63rd
Maldives rank
60th

Expense over time

  • Barbados
  • Maldives
010203040199020052021

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 29.5% against 28.8% in Barbados, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 63rd and Maldives ranks 60th of 157 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Maldives Difference Ahead
2000s 28.8% 25.2% 3.6% Barbados
2010s 28.3% 24.6% 3.6% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Barbados or Maldives?
Maldives, at 29.5% against 28.8% in Barbados as of 2021.
What is the difference in expense between Barbados and Maldives?
0.7%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?
12 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Barbados and Maldives rank globally for expense?
Barbados ranks 63rd and Maldives ranks 60th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Expense (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. 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.