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Barbados — Central government revenue (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2016 · 33 observations

About this series

Central government revenue records transactions that increase government net worth, including taxes and other receipts within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The central government revenue reading for Barbados was 25.2% of GDP in 2016. The previous reading was 22.1% of GDP in 2015; the period change was +3.11 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 23.8% of GDP, the latest reading was above.

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Latest observations

2007–2016

PeriodValue
201625.2 % of GDP
201522.1 % of GDP
201420.6 % of GDP
201320.4 % of GDP
201221.8 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2007
201123.2 % of GDP
201022.2 % of GDP
200927.9 % of GDP
200827.3 % of GDP
200727 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.