Barbados vs Bulgaria: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty

Barbados
28.0%
in 2023
Bulgaria
27.6%
in 2023
Barbados rank
24th
Bulgaria rank
27th

Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time

  • Barbados
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 28.0% against 27.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Barbados ranks 24th and Bulgaria ranks 27th of 184 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Bulgaria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1970s 10.6% 48.8% 38.2% Bulgaria
1980s 10.5% 52.0% 41.5% Bulgaria
1990s 14.4% 37.7% 23.3% Bulgaria
2000s 19.4% 30.0% 10.6% Bulgaria
2010s 22.0% 25.0% 3.0% Bulgaria
2020s 28.5% 27.4% 1.1% Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty, Barbados or Bulgaria?
Barbados, at 28.0% against 27.6% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Barbados and Bulgaria?
0.4%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bulgaria?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Bulgaria rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
Barbados ranks 24th and Bulgaria ranks 27th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.