Barbados Government Debt Over Time (1994–2026)

Global Statistics and Country Indicators

Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)

Global rank: 26 / 184

Data table

1994	51.4%	2005	62.7%	2016	127.1%
1995	52%	2006	64.1%	2017	134.6%
1996	52.3%	2007	64.9%	2018	107.2%
1997	52%	2008	69.8%	2019	101.6%
1998	47.2%	2009	83.5%	2020	129.6%
1999	47%	2010	90.3%	2021	108.6%
2000	53.6%	2011	94.4%	2022	104%
2001	59%	2012	103.5%	2023	104.1%
2002	62%	2013	111.7%	2024	98.9%
2003	61.8%	2014	115.1%	2025	94.2%
2004	61%	2015	122.5%	2026	89.5%

Government Gross Debt (Local currency - BBD)

Data table

1994	2.45B	2005	5.75B	2016	14.55B
1995	2.63B	2006	6.56B	2017	15.84B
1996	2.82B	2007	7.28B	2018	12.95B
1997	3.04B	2008	7.85B	2019	12.67B
1998	3.09B	2009	8.97B	2020	13.27B
1999	3.22B	2010	9.87B	2021	13.74B
2000	3.75B	2011	10.47B	2022	14.63B
2001	4.14B	2012	11.44B	2023	15.25B
2002	4.45B	2013	12.66B	2024	15.24B
2003	4.63B	2014	13.09B	2025	15.33B
2004	4.99B	2015	13.95B	2026	15.39B

Government Net Debt (% of GDP)

Global rank: 8 / 86

Data table

1994	65.6%	2005	58.1%	2016	126.1%
1995	64.6%	2006	62%	2017	133.6%
1996	59.8%	2007	63%	2018	106.2%
1997	53.2%	2008	67.9%	2019	100.6%
1998	45.4%	2009	81.2%	2020	128.4%
1999	44%	2010	87.1%	2021	107.6%
2000	48.6%	2011	91.1%	2022	103.1%
2001	50.5%	2012	101.7%	2023	103.3%
2002	58.2%	2013	109.7%	2024	98.1%
2003	59.2%	2014	113.7%	2025	93.5%
2004	58.9%	2015	121.5%	2026	88.8%

Government Net Debt (Local currency - BBD)

Data table

1994	3.13B	2005	5.32B	2016	14.43B
1995	3.26B	2006	6.35B	2017	15.73B
1996	3.23B	2007	7.07B	2018	12.83B
1997	3.11B	2008	7.63B	2019	12.56B
1998	2.97B	2009	8.73B	2020	13.15B
1999	3.01B	2010	9.52B	2021	13.62B
2000	3.4B	2011	10.1B	2022	14.52B
2001	3.55B	2012	11.25B	2023	15.13B
2002	4.18B	2013	12.43B	2024	15.13B
2003	4.44B	2014	12.94B	2025	15.21B
2004	4.82B	2015	13.84B	2026	15.27B