Interest payments in Barbados
Barbados: Interest payments was 736.15 million current LCU in 2016. ▲ Rising
Interest payments in Barbados, 2003–2016
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in Barbados is 736.15 million current LCU, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 126.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Barbados peaked at 736.15 million current LCU in 2016 and was at its lowest, 271.70 million current LCU, in 2004.
Barbados ranks 124th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 340.00 million current LCU | 271.70 million current LCU | 430.32 million current LCU | 7 |
| 2010s | 603.39 million current LCU | 488.50 million current LCU | 736.15 million current LCU | 7 |
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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)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -4.1% (2016)
- Interest payments 25.6% (2016)
- Grants and other revenue 7.5% (2016)
- Interest payments 22.5% (2016)
- Other taxes 8.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Barbados?
- Interest payments in Barbados was 736.15 million current LCU in 2016, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 736.15 million current LCU in 2016.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 271.70 million current LCU in 2004.
- How does Barbados rank for interest payments?
- Barbados ranks 124th out of 155 countries with data for 2016.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.