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Barbados — Central government deficit

millions of BBD · Annual · 1970–2016 · 26 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

Barbados's central government deficit reading was −471.26M BBD in 2016. The period change from −822.10M BBD in 2015 was +350.84M BBD. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −4.15% in 2016.

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Latest observations

2007–2016

PeriodValue
2016-471.26M BBD
2015-822.10M BBD
2014-777.13M BBD
2013-1.05B BBD
2012-853.46M BBD
5 earlier values, back to 2007
2011-399.96M BBD
2010-707.79M BBD
2009-602.70M BBD
2008-451.06M BBD
2007-743.81M BBD
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.