Barbados — General government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2030 · 38 observations

About this series

General government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets 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.

For Barbados, the general government expenditure reading stood at 27.8% of GDP in 2025. Against 29.8% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −2 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2021–2030

PeriodValue
203027.1 % of GDP
202927.1 % of GDP
202827.3 % of GDP
202727.3 % of GDP
202627.5 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2021
202527.8 % of GDP
202429.8 % of GDP
202328.3 % of GDP
202229.4 % of GDP
202130.4 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.