Barbados vs Suriname: Foreign aid received as a share of national income
Barbados
0.3%
in 2010
Suriname
0.3%
in 2024
Barbados rank
121st
Suriname rank
123rd
Foreign aid received as a share of national income over time
- Barbados
- Suriname
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Suriname, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Suriname ahead.
Barbados ranks 121st and Suriname ranks 123rd of 169 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 5.9% | 5.3% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 13.4% | 12.2% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 4.9% | 4.4% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 11.5% | 11.4% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 2.8% | 2.5% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 2.4% | 2.0% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid received as a share of national income, Barbados or Suriname?
- Barbados, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Suriname as of 2010.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received as a share of national income between Barbados and Suriname?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Suriname?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2010.
- How do Barbados and Suriname rank globally for foreign aid received as a share of national income?
- Barbados ranks 121st and Suriname ranks 123rd of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid received as a share of national income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official development assistance (ODA) divided by gross national income, expressed as a percentage. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements.