Barbados

Economy

• GDP

  : 8.0 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 28365 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 2.7 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 7.3 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 25894 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 1.07 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 0.8 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 6.5 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 18.5 % (2025)

• Current account balance

  : -5.1 % (2017)

• Total reserves

  : 1.7 B$ (2024)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 4.0 % (2024)

• Poverty rate

  : 1.7 % (2016)

• Agriculture

  : 1.6 % (2024)

• Industry

  : 12.2 % (2024)

• Services

  : 75.8 % (2024)

• Remittances received

  : 1.5 % (2017)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.2 % (2024)

Demographics

• Population

  : 282 623 (2025)

• Population growth

  : 0.1 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -87.0 (2025)

• Population density

  : 656.6 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 76.3 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 1.71 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 11.1 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 10.2 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 59.7 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 40.3 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 151 620 (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 0.9 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 50.6 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 52.1 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 5.00 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 3.6 % (2024)

• Health expenditure

  : 5.4 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 34.1 (2016)

• Internet users

  : 70.4 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 114.6 (2022)

• Access to electricity

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 99.2 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 15 $ (2016)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 25.8 % (2016)

• Primary school completion

  : 99.5 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 9.9 yrs (2023)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 81.5 % (2025)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 1 000 (2020)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 2.52 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 5.5 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 7.3 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 1 478 (2007)

• Forest area

  : 14.7 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 3.00 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 48.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 3.00 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 2.7 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 9.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 5.35 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 1.5 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 11.2 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 6.90 (2025)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 6.30 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 94.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 88.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 9.80 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 35.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 14.0 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 43.3 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 48.1 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 13.2 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 82.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 1.0 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 2.96 (2022)

• Hospital beds

  : 6.40 (2023)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 45.0 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 28.8 % (2016)

• Fiscal balance

  : -4.1 % (2016)

• General government debt

  : 122.5 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : 2.5 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : 1.23 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : 0.60 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 7.44 (2023)

• Political stability

  : 1.27 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : 0.73 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : 0.44 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : 0.99 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 3.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 1.00 (2025)

Business

• New business density

  : 8.11 (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 78.3 % (2019)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 303.1 M$ (2024)