Barbados vs United States: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP
Barbados
105.48
in 2015
United States
105.15
in 2015
Barbados rank
11th
United States rank
12th
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP over time
- Barbados
- United States
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 105.48 against 105.15 in United States, a difference of 0.33.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.
Barbados ranks 11th and United States ranks 12th of 188 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.18 | 34.87 | 12.69 | United States |
| 1980s | 42.97 | 51.52 | 8.55 | United States |
| 1990s | 53.48 | 66.03 | 12.55 | United States |
| 2000s | 49.53 | 63.69 | 14.16 | United States |
| 2010s | 87.81 | 101.77 | 13.95 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp, Barbados or United States?
- Barbados, at 105.48 against 105.15 in United States as of 2015.
- What is the difference in gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp between Barbados and United States?
- 0.33, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United States?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Barbados and United States rank globally for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Barbados ranks 11th and United States ranks 12th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.