Revenue, excluding grants in Barbados

Barbados: Revenue, excluding grants was 25.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
25.2%
Change on year
up 14.1%
World rank
80th
of 157 countries
All-time high
28.6%
in 2004
All-time low
20.4%
in 2013
Years of data
14
2003–2016

Revenue, excluding grants in Barbados, 2003–2016

01020302003200920162003: 28.3 % of GDP2004: 28.6 % of GDP2005: 28 % of GDP2006: 26.3 % of GDP2007: 27 % of GDP2008: 27.3 % of GDP2009: 27.9 % of GDP2010: 22.2 % of GDP2011: 23.2 % of GDP2012: 21.8 % of GDP2013: 20.4 % of GDP2014: 20.6 % of GDP2015: 22.1 % of GDP2016: 25.2 % of GDP

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

In 2016, revenue, excluding grants in Barbados stood at 25.2%.

That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Barbados peaked at 28.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2013.

That places Barbados 80th out of 157 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Revenue, excluding grants in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) in Barbados, 2003 to 2016.
Year % of GDP Change
2003 28.3%
2004 28.6% +1.0%
2005 28.0% -2.2%
2006 26.3% -5.9%
2007 27.0% +2.7%
2008 27.3% +0.9%
2009 27.9% +2.4%
2010 22.2% -20.6%
2011 23.2% +4.7%
2012 21.8% -6.0%
2013 20.4% -6.3%
2014 20.6% +0.7%
2015 22.1% +7.4%
2016 25.2% +14.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.6% 26.3% 28.6% 7
2010s 22.2% 20.4% 25.2% 7

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 77 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 25.6% compare
  2. 78 Solomon Islands 25.4% compare
  3. 79 Iran, Islamic Republic of 25.4% compare
  4. 81 Eswatini 25.1% compare
  5. 82 Maldives 24.8% compare
  6. 83 Mauritius 24.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is revenue, excluding grants in Barbados?
Revenue, excluding grants in Barbados was 25.2% in 2016, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2004.
What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2013.
How does Barbados rank for revenue, excluding grants?
Barbados ranks 80th out of 157 countries with data for 2016.
Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Revenue, excluding grants (% 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
192 places, 5,652 data points, 1972–2024
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Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.