Barbados — Government consumption
millions of BBD · Annual · 1950–2024 · 67 observations
About this series
Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure.
For Barbados, the government consumption reading stood at 1.77B BBD in 2024. Against 1.69B BBD in 2023, the period change was +4.78%. It was above the selected 10-year average of 1.51B BBD. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 11.6% in 2024.
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Latest observations
2011–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.77B BBD |
| 2023 | 1.69B BBD |
| 2022 | 1.63B BBD |
| 2021 | 1.51B BBD |
| 2020 | 1.30B BBD |
9 earlier values, back to 2011
| 2019 | 1.33B BBD |
| 2018 | 1.41B BBD |
| 2017 | 1.42B BBD |
| 2016 | 1.52B BBD |
| 2015 | 1.55B BBD |
| 2014 | 1.63B BBD |
| 2013 | 1.67B BBD |
| 2012 | 1.66B BBD |
| 2011 | 1.72B BBD |