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Gross debt in Barbados

The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. On the other hand not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.

The gross debt in Barbados in the period from 1998 to 2020 was between 1.5 billion and 7.9 billion USD. The hightest level within the past 22 years was reached in 2017. However, the liabilities in 2020 have been only seven billion USD

Based on the number of inhabitants, this is in Barbados a debt of 24,537 USD per person. For comparison: The average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 30,798 USD.


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Gross debt of the last 22 years in billion USD




YearBarbados totalBarbados per capitaEU per capita
19981.54 bn USD5,703 USD14,079 USD
19991.60 bn USD5,914 USD14,032 USD
20001.87 bn USD6,905 USD11,232 USD
20012.07 bn USD7,597 USD11,255 USD
20022.22 bn USD8,130 USD12,258 USD
20032.32 bn USD8,442 USD15,286 USD
20042.50 bn USD9,065 USD17,595 USD
20052.87 bn USD10,397 USD18,327 USD
20063.28 bn USD11,828 USD18,877 USD
20073.64 bn USD13,064 USD20,898 USD
20083.92 bn USD14,015 USD24,086 USD
20094.48 bn USD15,945 USD25,361 USD
20104.93 bn USD17,489 USD26,496 USD
20115.23 bn USD18,491 USD29,231 USD
20125.72 bn USD20,169 USD28,174 USD
20136.33 bn USD22,258 USD29,981 USD
20146.55 bn USD22,983 USD30,648 USD
20156.99 bn USD24,494 USD25,920 USD
20167.28 bn USD25,466 USD26,262 USD
20177.93 bn USD27,695 USD27,025 USD
20186.49 bn USD22,634 USD28,454 USD
20196.34 bn USD22,104 USD27,178 USD
20207.05 bn USD24,537 USD30,798 USD


Comparison of gross debt per capita with the European Union in U.S. dollars



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