Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Barbados
Barbados: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) was -4.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Barbados, 2003–2016
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Barbados is -4.1%, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 42.5% on the previous year and down 133.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Barbados peaked at -1.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -9.2%, in 2013.
That places Barbados 112th out of 156 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.7% | -7.6% | -1.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | -6.5% | -9.2% | -3.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 109 Central African Republic -4.0% compare
- 110 Uzbekistan -4.1% compare
- 111 Malaysia -4.1% compare
- 113 Botswana -4.2% compare
- 114 Mozambique -4.3% compare
- 115 Uganda -4.3% compare
More public sector data for Barbados
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2009)
- Tax revenue 23.4% (2016)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 30.0% (2016)
- Taxes on goods and services 45.9% (2016)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 1.1% (2016)
- Interest payments 25.6% (2016)
- Grants and other revenue 7.5% (2016)
- Interest payments 22.5% (2016)
- Other taxes 8.0% (2016)
- Compensation of employees 24.7% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Barbados?
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Barbados was -4.1% in 2016, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was -1.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.2% in 2013.
- How does Barbados rank for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
- Barbados ranks 112th out of 156 countries with data for 2016.
- Is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 133.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.