Revenue, excluding grants in Barbados
Barbados: Revenue, excluding grants was 2.86 billion current LCU in 2016. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants in Barbados, 2003–2016
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2016, revenue, excluding grants in Barbados stood at 2.86 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Barbados peaked at 2.86 billion current LCU in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.82 billion current LCU, in 2003.
Barbados ranks 140th of 157 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 | 2.26 billion current LCU | 1.82 billion current LCU | 2.61 billion current LCU | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.49 billion current LCU | 2.31 billion current LCU | 2.86 billion current LCU | 7 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 137 Kuwait 3.46 billion current LCU compare
- 138 Solomon Islands 3.40 billion current LCU compare
- 139 Bahamas 3.07 billion current LCU compare
- 141 Seychelles 2.73 billion current LCU compare
- 142 Bahrain 2.08 billion current LCU compare
- 143 East Timor 1.65 billion current LCU compare
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 revenue, excluding grants in Barbados?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Barbados was 2.86 billion current LCU in 2016, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 billion current LCU in 2016.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 billion current LCU in 2003.
- How does Barbados rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Barbados ranks 140th out of 157 countries with data for 2016.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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 Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.