Bangladesh vs Barbados: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Bangladesh
24.0%
in 2021
Barbados
22.5%
in 2016
Bangladesh rank
8th
Barbados rank
10th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 24.0% against 22.5% in Barbados, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Barbados ranks 10th of 152 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.0% | 14.4% | 6.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 18.8% | 1.7% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Bangladesh or Barbados?
- Bangladesh, at 24.0% against 22.5% in Barbados as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Bangladesh and Barbados?
- 1.5%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Barbados?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
- How do Bangladesh and Barbados rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th and Barbados ranks 10th of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of government spending going to interest payments. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Interest expenditures on government debt, as share of total central government expenditures. Interest expenditures on government debt include payments on long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments.