🇧🇧 Barbados National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Barbados government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $8.3 billion, growing at $6 every second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 98%. Per-citizen share: $29,507.
About Barbados's National Debt
Barbados carries a high debt load but restructured in 2018-19 and pioneered hurricane-clause bonds that pause repayments after a natural disaster — an innovation now spreading.
Barbados's debt-to-GDP ratio of 98% exceeds the IMF's 90% threshold associated with potential growth drag. Stabilising it would require sustained primary surpluses — spending less than tax revenue before interest. By total government debt, Barbados ranks 120th of the 138 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $6 per second, Barbados adds about $0.0 billion to its national debt every day — roughly $0 billion per year. Each of Barbados's 0 million citizens carries an individual share of approximately $29,507. That is above the world average of roughly $12,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock using linear extrapolation from IMF general government gross debt baselines (Fiscal Monitor / WEO April 2026) and national treasury data. Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Barbados National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Barbados's national debt right now?
Barbados's national debt is approximately $8.3 billion as of July 29, 2026, growing at $6 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 98% and each citizen's share is about $29,507.
How fast is Barbados's debt growing?
Barbados's government debt grows at approximately $6 per second — about $0.0 billion per day — derived from IMF fiscal-deficit projections anchored to the April 2026 baseline.
What is Barbados's debt per capita?
Each of Barbados's 0 million citizens carries a notional share of approximately $29,507 of the national debt.
What is Barbados's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Barbados's debt-to-GDP ratio is 98%. This sits above the IMF's 90% threshold associated with potential growth drag.
Why is Barbados's government debt at this level?
Barbados carries a high debt load but restructured in 2018-19 and pioneered hurricane-clause bonds that pause repayments after a natural disaster — an innovation now spreading.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook · World Bank International Debt Statistics · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 8,200,000,000 + 6 × seconds_since(2026-04-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=bb (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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