Barbados vs Palau: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Barbados
0.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Palau
0.5275 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Barbados rank
148th
Palau rank
149th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Palau
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.5275 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Palau, a difference of 0.0025 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Palau ahead.
Barbados ranks 148th and Palau ranks 149th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990s | 0.2481 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2481 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.6036 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4737 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1299 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.5479 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4028 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.145 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.557 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.564 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Barbados or Palau?
- Barbados, at 0.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.5275 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Barbados and Palau?
- 0.0025 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Palau?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Palau rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 148th and Palau ranks 149th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.