Barbados — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
Barbados's central government deficit reading was −4.15% of GDP in 2016. The period change from −7.21% of GDP in 2015 was +3.06 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −6.31% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2007–2016
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2016 | -4.15 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -7.21 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -6.84 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -9.25 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -7.78 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2007
| 2011 | -3.59 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -6.52 % of GDP |
| 2009 | -5.89 % of GDP |
| 2008 | -4.31 % of GDP |
| 2007 | -7.61 % of GDP |