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Barbados — General government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2031 · 39 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% of GDP in 2025. Against 28.1% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −1.11 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2022–2031

PeriodValue
203125.6 % of GDP
203025.8 % of GDP
202925.9 % of GDP
202826 % of GDP
202726 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2022
202626.2 % of GDP
202527 % of GDP
202428.1 % of GDP
202326.5 % of GDP
202226.9 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.