Bahamas vs Barbados: General government total expenditure
Bahamas
3.48 billion current LCU
in 2025
Barbados
4.25 billion current LCU
in 2025
Bahamas rank
164th
Barbados rank
162nd
General government total expenditure over time
- Bahamas
- Barbados
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 4.25 billion current LCU against 3.48 billion current LCU in Bahamas, a difference of 774.00 million current LCU.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Barbados ahead.
Bahamas ranks 164th and Barbados ranks 162nd of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Barbados in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1990s | 658.00 million current LCU | 623.20 million current LCU | 34.80 million current LCU | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 1.20 billion current LCU | 2.31 billion current LCU | 1.10 billion current LCU | Barbados |
| 2010s | 2.12 billion current LCU | 3.13 billion current LCU | 1.00 billion current LCU | Barbados |
| 2020s | 3.27 billion current LCU | 3.80 billion current LCU | 530.33 million current LCU | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Bahamas or Barbados?
- Barbados, at 4.25 billion current LCU against 3.48 billion current LCU in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Bahamas and Barbados?
- 774.00 million current LCU, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Bahamas ranks 164th and Barbados ranks 162nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release