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Barbados

BRBLatin America & Caribbean High incomeCapital: Bridgetown
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61/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$8.48B
2026▲ 5.8%
Population
282,623
2025▲ 0.1%
GDP per Capita
$29,020
2026▲ 5.5%
Life Expectancy
76.3 years
2024▲ 0.2%
Barbados in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world Barbados· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Barbados

Barbados's GDP is $8.48B (2026), with a population of 282,623, and GDP per capita of $29,020. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 2.5%, inflation at 2.3%, unemployment at 6.8%, government debt at 89.5% of GDP, life expectancy of 76.3 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

▶Economy27 indicators · 2017–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$8.48B2026▲ 5.8%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)2.5%2026▼ 7.4%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$29,0202026▲ 5.5%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$7.72B2026▲ 5.4%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$26,4082026▲ 5.1%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.00%2026▲ 0.0%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$7.69B2025▲ 5.1%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$27,0802025▲ 6.8%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$24,8402025▲ 5.1%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)12.2%2024▼ 0.7%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)75.8%2024▲ 0.5%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)1.6%2024▼ 5.9%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)2.7%2025▲ 56.1%WB
GDP per Employed Person (Constant 2021 PPP $)$44,1252025▲ 3.0%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)4.9%2024▼ 3.9%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)38.1%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$14,7602021▲ 2.7%WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)-2.8%2017—WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.31%2021—WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.01%2021▲ 23.1%WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)0.3%2021▲ 137.4%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.01%2021▼ 15.5%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$927.5M2024▲ 4.5%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$22,1272025▲ 2.6%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$23,0142025▲ 2.6%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary13 indicators · 2022–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)2.3%2026▲ 187.5%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)89.5%2026▼ 5.0%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-0.1%2026▲ 66.7%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-7.0%2026▲ 6.7%IMF
Unemployment Rate (%)6.8%2026▼ 1.4%IMF
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)0.8%2025▼ 41.5%WB
Real Interest Rate (%)8.2%2022▲ 36.8%WB
Lending Interest Rate (%)8.1%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Deposit Interest Rate (%)0.1%2022▼ 4.4%WB
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$1.65B2024▲ 3.0%WB
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)22025▲ 0.0%WB
PPP Conversion Factor2.192025▼ 0.1%WB
Broad Money (% of GDP)97.5%2023▼ 3.8%WB
▶Trade8 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Merchandise Exports (USD)$428.0M2025▼ 7.2%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$2.23B2025▲ 3.5%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)4.0%2024▲ 28.1%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)0.2%2024▲ 120.7%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$303.1M2024▲ 34.8%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$85.2M2024▲ 0.0%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)1.1%2024▼ 3.7%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)19.9%2024▲ 8.1%WB
▶Finance8 indicators · 2020–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)59.7%2023▼ 2.2%WB
Stock Market Capitalization (% of GDP)51.5%2020—WB
Stock Market Capitalization (USD)$2.78B2020—WB
Stocks Traded, Total Value (% of GDP)0.0%2021—WB
Listed Domestic Companies152020—WB
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)11.2%2022▲ 8.3%WB
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)5.8%2022▼ 19.3%WB
Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%)31.4%2023—WB
▶Private Sector6 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)3.0%2023—WB
Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%)32.6%2023—WB
Firms with a Female Top Manager (%)16.9%2023—WB
Firms Offering Training (%)9.0%2023—WB
Time to Obtain an Operating License (days)9.62023—WB
Firms Competing with Unregistered Firms (%)52.7%2023—WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population282,6232025▲ 0.1%WB
Population Growth (%)0.1%2025▲ 19.0%WB
Population Density (per km²)6572023▲ 0.0%WB
Surface Area (sq km)4302023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)4302023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)59.7%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Urban Population (total)168,7252025▲ 0.3%WB
Rural Population (%)40.3%2025▼ 0.4%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth76.3 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Male73.8 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Female78.8 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.72024▲ 0.0%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)11.12024▼ 0.5%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)10.22024▼ 3.6%WB
Net Migration-872025▼ 24.3%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)17.1%2025▼ 1.0%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)65.8%2025▼ 0.5%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)17.1%2025▲ 3.2%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)51.9%2025▲ 1.6%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)25.9%2025▲ 3.8%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)25.9%2025▼ 0.5%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)141.52024▲ 4.7%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)84.52024▲ 2.3%WB
▶Labor20 indicators · 2016–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force151,6202025▼ 0.2%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)64.7%2025▼ 0.4%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)61.0%2025▼ 0.6%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)68.7%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Unemployment (%)6.5%2025▲ 1.2%WB
Female Unemployment (%)7.0%2025▲ 2.2%WB
Male Unemployment (%)6.1%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)18.5%2025▲ 2.4%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)1.2%2025▼ 4.3%WB
Employment in Industry (%)16.2%2025▼ 0.1%WB
Employment in Services (%)82.6%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)62.8%2024▲ 2.0%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)18.8%2025▼ 1.4%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)80.5%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)6.4%2024▼ 8.6%WB
Employers (% of total employment)0.7%2025▲ 1.1%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)49.7%2025▼ 0.1%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)60.5%2025▼ 0.5%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)19.5%2025▼ 1.3%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)29.0%2016—WB
▶Education17 indicators · 2016–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Education Spending (% of GDP)3.6%2024▼ 5.8%WB
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)14.2%2025▲ 19.8%WB
Primary School Enrollment (%)83.9%2024▼ 4.6%WB
Secondary School Enrollment (%)104.4%2024▲ 1.8%WB
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)50.8%2025▼ 5.2%WB
Primary Completion Rate (%)85.3%2024▼ 7.5%WB
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)97.3%2024▲ 5.8%WB
Out-of-School Children, Primary3,4202024▲ 20.8%WB
Out-of-School Girls, Primary1,6592024▲ 15.4%WB
Primary School Teachers1,5922024▼ 2.2%WB
Secondary School Teachers1,2442024▼ 1.0%WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary142018—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary182018—WB
Primary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)29.6%2016—WB
Persistence to Last Primary Grade (% of Cohort)94.7%2022▼ 1.4%WB
Secondary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)39.3%2016—WB
Tertiary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)28.5%2017—WB
▶Health46 indicators · 2012–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)5.4%2023▼ 8.0%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$1,2862023▼ 1.2%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)2.3%2023▼ 14.9%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)49.5%2023▲ 5.9%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)32022▲ 3.0%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)3.72023▼ 12.2%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)6.42023▲ 2.1%WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)9.82024▼ 3.0%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)6.62024▼ 2.9%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)352023▼ 7.9%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)92024▼ 3.2%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)10.52024▼ 3.7%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)16.4%2021▲ 100.3%WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)79.2%2021—WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)4.4%2021▼ 3.4%WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)88.0%2024▼ 1.1%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)94.0%2024▲ 10.6%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.352024▲ 0.0%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)12024▲ 40.8%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)12.2%2022▲ 0.0%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)1.7%2022▼ 5.6%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)3.52021▼ 15.5%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)8.22020—WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)76.84183442021—WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)21.334695212021—WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)66.668569652021—WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)9.0546410392024—WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)9.7639755622024—WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)6.628990282024—WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)1.10050162023—WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)12024—WHO
People Living with HIV23002025—WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)22.3697722022—WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)852025—WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)892025—WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)852025—WHO
Physicians (total)6772023▼ 17.4%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel1,1682023▼ 0.9%WHO
Dentists (total)882023▲ 6.0%WHO
Pharmacists (total)3272023▲ 1.6%WHO
Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)6.82012—WHO
Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)7.72012—WHO
Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)3.52012—WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)822023—WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)102021—WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)1286.476806642023—WHO
▶Energy & Environment16 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Excluding LULUCF (t CO2e)2.52024▲ 3.2%WB
CO₂ Emissions, Excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)12024▲ 3.2%WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)7.3%2021—WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)5.5%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Electricity (%)100.0%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)100.0%2023▲ 0.0%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)10.92023▲ 1.0%WB
Forest Area (%)14.7%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Forest Area (sq km)632023▲ 0.0%WB
Arable Land (%)16.3%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas (%)0.1%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)0.0%2025—WB
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)99.2%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)98.1%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Urban PM2.5 Concentration (WHO)9.787805252023—WHO
Air Pollution Mortality (household + ambient, age-standardized)16.9662021—WHO
▶Agriculture11 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Agricultural Land (%)23.3%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)2,7932024▼ 0.1%WB
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)102.72022▲ 14.7%WB
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)108.32022▲ 19.5%WB
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)100.82022▲ 13.1%WB
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)02024▼ 100.0%WB
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)7232024▼ 22.5%WB
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)32.42023▼ 32.2%WB
Prevalence of Undernourishment (%)4.4%2023▲ 4.8%WB
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)87.5%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Cereal Production (metric tons)12024▼ 97.4%WB
▶Technology9 indicators · 2017–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)70.4%2024▲ 1.0%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)1152022▲ 2.1%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)37.52022▲ 3.1%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)1,171.82024▲ 10.7%WB
Patent Applications, Residents732021▲ 151.7%WB
Patent Applications, Non-Residents312019—WB
Scientific Journal Articles572023▼ 19.1%WB
High-Technology Exports (USD)$18.9M2024▲ 14.5%WB
Industrial Design Applications, Resident12017—WB
▶Infrastructure3 indicators · 2021–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Container Port Traffic (TEU)101,3002023▲ 4.4%WB
Electricity from Oil (%)92.7%2021▼ 2.0%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender8 indicators · 2018–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Women in Parliament (%)26.7%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)59.2%2024▲ 3.2%WB
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)86.8%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Female (%)99.1%2018—WB
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)452024▼ 0.7%WB
Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Total (%)98.3%2018—WB
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.032021▼ 0.6%WB
Gender Parity in Primary Education0.972021▲ 0.2%WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption1.342023▲ 4.7%WB
Government Effectiveness0.382023▼ 11.2%WB
Political Stability1.192023▲ 3.7%WB
Regulatory Quality0.52023▲ 5.6%WB
Rule of Law0.412023▲ 15.2%WB
Voice & Accountability1.162023▲ 2.6%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)89.6%2023▲ 0.5%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)64.2%2023▼ 2.2%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)62.3%2023▲ 3.1%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)93.8%2023▲ 2.5%WB
▶Military3 indicators · 2020–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Armed Forces Personnel1,0002020—WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)0.7%2020—WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)7.42023▼ 51.2%WB
▶Tourism5 indicators · 2016–2019 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals966,0002019—WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$1.07B2016—WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$99.0M2016—WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)44.4%2016—WB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$33.0M2016—WB
▶Urban Development2 indicators · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)0.3%2025▲ 33.9%WB
Rural Population Growth (%)-0.3%2025▼ 41.9%WB

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