Grants and other revenue in Barbados
Barbados: Grants and other revenue was 7.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Grants and other revenue in Barbados, 2003–2016
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2016, grants and other revenue in Barbados stood at 7.5%.
The figure is up 33.9% on the previous year and up 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grants and other revenue in Barbados peaked at 12.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2006.
Barbados ranks 139th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Grants and other revenue in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5.8% | — |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -25.3% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +71.9% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +78.4% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -44.6% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -28.5% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +33.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.0% | 12.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.6% | 7.8% | 7 |
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More public sector data for Barbados
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2009)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 36.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2009)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2009)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 23,256 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2009)
- Tax revenue 23.4% (2016)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 9.85 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 30.0% (2016)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 132.09 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 4.43 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grants and other revenue in Barbados?
- Grants and other revenue in Barbados was 7.5% in 2016, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest grants and other revenue recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest grants and other revenue recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2006.
- How does Barbados rank for grants and other revenue?
- Barbados ranks 139th out of 154 countries with data for 2016.
- Is grants and other revenue rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Grants and other revenue (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Grants are transfers receivable by government units, from other resident or nonresident government units or international organizations, that do not meet the definition of a tax, subsidy, or social contribution. Other revenue is all revenue receivable excluding taxes, social contributions, and grants. This category of revenue includes property income, sales of goods and services, and miscellaneous other types of revenue. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.