Bahamas vs Barbados: Expense

Bahamas
3.11 billion current LCU
in 2023
Barbados
3.27 billion current LCU
in 2016
Bahamas rank
142nd
Barbados rank
141st

Expense over time

  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
1.0B2.0B3.0B199020062023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 3.27 billion current LCU against 3.11 billion current LCU in Bahamas, a difference of 160.19 million current LCU.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 142nd and Barbados ranks 141st of 157 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Barbados Difference Ahead
2000s 1.19 billion current LCU 2.38 billion current LCU 1.19 billion current LCU Barbados
2010s 1.78 billion current LCU 3.21 billion current LCU 1.43 billion current LCU Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Bahamas or Barbados?
Barbados, at 3.27 billion current LCU against 3.11 billion current LCU in Bahamas as of 2016.
What is the difference in expense between Bahamas and Barbados?
160.19 million current LCU, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for expense?
Bahamas ranks 142nd and Barbados ranks 141st of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Expense (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 4,452 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.