Barbados — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2030 · 49 observations

About this series

The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The latest combined government deficit reading for Barbados was −0.34% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −0.88% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.54 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2021–2030

PeriodValue
20300.52 % of GDP
20290.47 % of GDP
20280.29 % of GDP
20270.28 % of GDP
20260.07 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2021
2025-0.34 % of GDP
2024-0.88 % of GDP
2023-1.68 % of GDP
2022-1.9 % of GDP
2021-4.34 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.