Barbados vs Iran: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population
Barbados
28.0%
in 2023
Iran
29.4%
in 2023
Barbados rank
24th
Iran rank
22nd
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population over time
- Barbados
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 29.4% against 28.0% in Barbados, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 24th and Iran ranks 22nd of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 6.3% | 2.4% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 10.6% | 17.0% | 6.4% | Iran |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 20.5% | 9.9% | Iran |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 21.1% | 6.6% | Iran |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 21.6% | 2.2% | Iran |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 26.0% | 4.0% | Iran |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 28.3% | 0.2% | 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 Iran?
- Iran, at 29.4% against 28.0% in Barbados 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 Iran?
- 1.4%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Iran?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Iran rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Barbados ranks 24th and Iran ranks 22nd 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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About this data
Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.