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. 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 a debt of 25,026 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 30,783 USD.


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