Debt to the Penny, October 28, 2026$40,551,054,852,362.41
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Barbados

96.2 %Government gross debt, % of GDP
-0.2 %Fiscal balance, % of GDP
$7.9 bnGDP, current prices
-5.9 %Current account, % of GDP

Facts

Government gross debt, % of GDP
96.2 % (2025)
Fiscal balance, % of GDP
-0.2 % (2025)
GDP, current prices
$7.9 bn (2025)
Current account, % of GDP
-5.9 % (2025)
Debt level
60–100% of GDP
Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
−26.3 pp
Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
125.0 % (2016)
ISO code
BRB

Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)

GDP, current prices ($ billions)

198020257.91.1
PeriodValue
2025$7.9 bn
2024$7.6 bn
2023$7.2 bn
2022$6.9 bn
2021$5.9 bn
2020$5.4 bn
2019$6.2 bn
2018$6.0 bn
2017$5.8 bn
2016$5.7 bn
2015$5.7 bn
2014$5.7 bn

Current account balance, % of GDP

19802025-5.9-2.5
PeriodValue
2025-5.9 %
2024-3.7 %
2023-7.6 %
2022-7.6 %
2021-7.8 %
2020-5.1 %
2019-0.9 %
2018-3.4 %
2017-3.2 %
2016-3.6 %
2015-5.1 %
2014-7.6 %

Government gross debt, % of GDP

1994202596.251.4
PeriodValue
202596.2 %
202498.9 %
2023104.1 %
2022104.0 %
2021108.6 %
2020129.6 %
2019101.6 %
2018107.2 %
2017134.6 %
2016127.1 %
2015122.5 %
2014115.1 %

Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP

19942025-0.26.3
PeriodValue
2025-0.2 %
2024-0.8 %
2023-1.6 %
2022-1.7 %
2021-3.9 %
2020-4.2 %
20192.9 %
2018-0.3 %
2017-3.6 %
2016-4.5 %
2015-7.6 %
2014-6.2 %

Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)

2005201612563.8
PeriodValue
2016125.0
2015117.2
2014107.1
201399.6
201294.8
201183.9
201079.9
200986.9
200871.1
200766.8
200662.4
200563.8