Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Barbados
Barbados: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -28.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Barbados, 2003–2016
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Barbados is -28.8%, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Barbados peaked at -25.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -34.0%, in 2009.
Barbados ranks 95th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -27.0% | — |
| 2004 | -25.8% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | -28.1% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | -26.9% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | -29.2% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | -30.9% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | -34.0% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | -27.4% | -19.3% |
| 2011 | -26.5% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | -28.4% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | -29.3% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | -28.0% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | -29.2% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | -28.8% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -28.8% | -34.0% | -25.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | -28.2% | -29.3% | -26.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 92 Jordan -28.4% compare
- 93 Belarus -28.5% compare
- 94 Australia and New Zealand -28.5% compare
- 96 Solomon Islands -28.9% compare
- 97 Costa Rica -28.9% compare
- 98 Mauritius -29.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Barbados
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0311 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 836.37 current LCU per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) -4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0122 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 327.59 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) -4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 0.0301 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Barbados?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Barbados was -28.8% in 2016, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was -25.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -34.0% in 2009.
- How does Barbados rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 95th out of 162 countries with data for 2016.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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