Barbados vs Jamaica: Share of government spending going to interest payments
Barbados
22.5%
in 2016
Jamaica
22.0%
in 2020
Barbados rank
10th
Jamaica rank
11th
Share of government spending going to interest payments over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 22.5% against 22.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 10th and Jamaica ranks 11th of 152 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 45.6% | 31.2% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 32.8% | 14.0% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government spending going to interest payments, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Barbados, at 22.5% against 22.0% in Jamaica as of 2016.
- What is the difference in share of government spending going to interest payments between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 0.5%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Barbados ranks 10th and Jamaica ranks 11th 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.