Barbados vs Gambia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Barbados
14.2%
in 2025
Gambia
14.2%
in 2025
Barbados rank
75th
Gambia rank
73rd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Barbados
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 14.2% against 14.2% in Barbados, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 75th and Gambia ranks 73rd of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 9.9% | 9.9% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 13.3% | 2.4% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 15.8% | 2.1% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Barbados or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 14.2% against 14.2% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Barbados and Gambia?
- 0.0%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Gambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Gambia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Barbados ranks 75th and Gambia ranks 73rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.