Barbados — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2031 · 50 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 −0.31% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −0.84% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.53 percentage points.
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Latest observations
2022–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 0.6 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 0.39 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 0.29 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 0.14 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 0.17 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2022
| 2026 | -0.06 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -0.31 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -0.84 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -1.57 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -1.74 % of GDP |