🇧🇧 Barbados National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Barbados government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $7.8 billion, growing at $4 per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 97%. Per-citizen share: $26,753.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Barbados ranks 22nd by debt-to-GDP, 129th by total debt and 27th by debt per person.
About Barbados' National Debt
Barbados carries a high debt load but restructured in 2018-19, and its new bonds carry hurricane clauses that pause repayments after a major natural disaster — a feature now spreading.
Barbados' debt-to-GDP ratio of 97% is high: higher than 83% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Barbados ranks 129th of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $4 per second, Barbados adds about $346 thousand to its government debt every day — roughly $126 million per year. Each of Barbados' 0 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $26,753. That is above the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). 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' national debt right now?
Barbados' national debt is approximately $7.8 billion as of October 27, 2026, growing at $4 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 97% and each citizen's share is about $26,753.
How fast is Barbados' debt growing?
Barbados' government debt is growing at approximately $4 per second — about $346 thousand per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Barbados' debt per capita?
Each of Barbados' 0 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $26,753 of the national debt.
What is Barbados' debt-to-GDP ratio?
Barbados' debt-to-GDP ratio is 97%. That is higher than 83% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Barbados' government debt at this level?
Barbados carries a high debt load but restructured in 2018-19, and its new bonds carry hurricane clauses that pause repayments after a major natural disaster — a feature now spreading.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 7,716,547,000 + 4 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=bb (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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