Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Barbados
Barbados: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 28.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
28.0%
Change on year
down 13.0%
World rank
24th
of 184 countries
All-time high
32.2%
in 2022
All-time low
7.3%
in 1960
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Barbados, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Barbados is 28.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Barbados peaked at 32.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1960.
Barbados ranks 24th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.3% | — |
| 1961 | 8.5% | +16.7% |
| 1962 | 8.3% | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 7.6% | -7.7% |
| 1964 | 7.7% | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 8.2% | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 9.0% | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 9.8% | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 9.9% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 10.7% | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 10.4% | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 10.8% | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 10.9% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 12.7% | +16.8% |
| 1974 | 12.1% | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 9.8% | -19.2% |
| 1976 | 10.1% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 9.8% | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 9.8% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 9.6% | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 10.2% | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 11.6% | +13.9% |
| 1982 | 10.5% | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 9.8% | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 10.0% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 12.6% | +25.6% |
| 1986 | 10.9% | -12.8% |
| 1987 | 8.5% | -21.9% |
| 1988 | 10.6% | +23.9% |
| 1989 | 10.6% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 8.9% | -15.8% |
| 1991 | 12.9% | +44.1% |
| 1992 | 16.7% | +29.7% |
| 1993 | 18.8% | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 13.0% | -30.8% |
| 1995 | 13.5% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 15.3% | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 14.9% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 15.1% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 15.4% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | +41.3% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | +24.7% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 28.8% | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 7.3% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.6% | 9.6% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 8.5% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 8.9% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 15.4% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 20.0% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 25.0% | 32.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More poverty & inequality data for Barbados
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,793 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.1287 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.16 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Barbados?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Barbados was 28.0% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1960.
- How does Barbados rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Barbados ranks 24th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.