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Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Barbados: key statistics
Barbados has 282,623 people (2025) and a GDP per person of $28,365. Below: 71 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Bridgetown
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- Barbadian dollar BBD
- Languages
- English, Bajan Creole
- ISO codes
- BBBRB
Population282,6232025 · rank 179 of 217GDP$8.0bn2025 · rank 160 of 211GDP per capita$28,3652025 · rank 61 of 211Life expectancy76.3 yrs2024 · rank 96 of 217Internet users70.4%2024 · rank 122 of 188Fertility1.712024 · rank 127 of 217CO₂ per person2.52 t2024 · rank 104 of 203Inflation0.8%2025 · rank 150 of 180
topic profiles
Barbados, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Barbados by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Latin America & Caribbean.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 282,623 | 2025 | 179/217 | 28/42 | +1.3% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.06% | 2025 | 167/217 | 33/42 | −0.2 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 59.7% | 2025 | 126/217 | 28/42 | +0.5 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.71 | 2024 | 127/217 | 20/42 | −1.1% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 17.1% | 2025 | 56/217 | 6/42 | +4.2 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 17.1% | 2025 | 153/217 | 32/42 | −2.1 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 655.4 | 2024 | 14/216 | 2/42 | +1.2% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 11.1 | 2024 | 133/217 | 27/42 | −6.6% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 431 km² | 2024 | 195/216 | 33/42 | +0.2% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $8.0bn | 2025 | 160/211 | 26/41 | +41% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $28,365 | 2025 | 61/211 | 9/41 | +39% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $25,894 | 2025 | 89/199 | 20/38 | +35% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $27,080 | 2025 | 53/201 | 8/38 | +40% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 2.7% | 2025 | 127/210 | 24/41 | +3.5 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.6% | 2025 | 98/210 | 19/41 | +3.6 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 1.6% | 2024 | 157/198 | 27/37 | −0.2 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 12.2% | 2024 | 172/201 | 31/38 | −1.3 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 75.8% | 2024 | 18/201 | 5/38 | +0.1 pp | 63.3% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.8% | 2025 | 150/180 | 25/31 | +2.0 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 8.2% | 2022 | 32/136 | 7/31 | +1.2 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 8.1% | 2022 | 77/136 | 19/31 | −0.6 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 2.00 | 2025 | 142/210 | 26/39 | ±0.0% | — | |
| Government debt | 125.0% | 2016 | 3/78 | 1/14 | +62.7 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 23.4% | 2016 | — | — | −1.9 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 28.8% | 2016 | — | — | +1.9 pp | 28.5% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current account | -5.1% | 2017 | — | — | +2.4 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 3.4% | 2025 | 64/197 | 15/38 | −8.7 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 1.5% | 2017 | — | — | −1.5 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 966,000 | 2019 | 99/196 | 20/41 | −16% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 6.5% | 2025 | 69/187 | 15/31 | −3.3 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 18.5% | 2025 | 60/187 | 14/31 | −10.4 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 64.7% | 2025 | 66/187 | 12/31 | −0.7 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 61.0% | 2025 | 45/187 | 6/31 | −0.7 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $15.6m | 2010 | 138/145 | 30/32 | +766% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.3% | 2010 | — | — | +0.2 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $56.6 | 2010 | 81/145 | 16/32 | +724% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 1.7% | 2016 | 78/151 | 12/22 | — | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 3.2% | 2016 | 85/151 | 15/22 | — | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 25.7% | 2016 | 54/145 | 10/23 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 34.1 | 2016 | 80/151 | 22/22 | — | — | |
| Undernourishment | 5.0% | 2024 | 81/167 | 13/28 | +2.4 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 26.7% | 2025 | 91/190 | 22/32 | +10.0 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 83.9% | 2024 | 176/191 | 36/39 | −12.5 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 104.4% | 2024 | 43/176 | 11/37 | −3.8 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 50.8% | 2025 | 82/172 | 14/31 | −6.5 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 85.3% | 2024 | 123/168 | 26/33 | −10.9 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 14.0 | 2018 | 121/173 | 21/30 | +4.0% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 3.6% | 2024 | 117/184 | 24/38 | −1.8 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.3 yrs | 2024 | 96/217 | 20/42 | +0.5% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 9.1 | 2024 | 118/196 | 27/35 | −24% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 9.8 | 2024 | 122/196 | 29/35 | −25% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 35 | 2023 | 111/194 | 28/34 | −12% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 5.4% | 2023 | 121/193 | 23/33 | −1.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $1,286 | 2023 | 55/193 | 7/33 | +3.2% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 2.96 | 2022 | 61/180 | 9/29 | +63% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 88% | 2024 | 112/193 | 19/33 | −7.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 1.0% | 2024 | 37/153 | 9/29 | −0.2 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 7.7% | 2012 | 111/154 | 20/28 | — | — | |
| Basic water | 99.2% | 2024 | 78/206 | 12/35 | +0.4 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 98.1% | 2024 | 69/203 | 10/34 | +3.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 70.4% | 2024 | 122/188 | 27/34 | −1.6 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 114.6 | 2022 | 107/210 | 20/40 | −9.2% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 37.5 | 2022 | 35/208 | 3/39 | +55% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 12/215 | 4/42 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 7/192 | 3/33 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 2.52 t | 2024 | 104/203 | 20/39 | +5.3% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 5.5% | 2022 | 166/212 | 30/41 | +1.7 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 7.3% | 2021 | 147/206 | 26/41 | +7.1 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 14.6% | 2024 | 144/214 | 36/42 | ±0.0 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 16.2% | 2024 | 67/206 | 8/39 | −4.7 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 87.5% | 2022 | 21/177 | 1/33 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)