Country comparison Barbados vs Euro zone

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€6,625Mchart€15,231,369M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$7,169Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€22,779chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$24,648chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
€3,969,096M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20246,915chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20247,482chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024102.92%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€24,479chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$26,488chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-88chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-95chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.31%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,978.8chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,141.1chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024235.6
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024254.9
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.19%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023139.9
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023151.2
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.81%
265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202429.46%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,005chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$7,580chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€810
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$876
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€495
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$536
€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/14/2025B2
S&P Rating [+]10/24/2025B+
Fitch Rating [+]00/00/0000B+
Corruption Index [+]202369
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201977º
Fragile States Index [+]202444.7
Innovation Ranking [+]202477º
Labour
7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2015Q211.9%
Unemployed [+]2015Q217K
NMW [+]2024$736.7
Human Capital Ranking [+]201779º
Markets
0.860301/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.24%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.0%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020128º
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015387.32
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202230.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201117.50%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202028.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022539,700chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€425.9M
Exports [+]2023$460.5M
Exports % GDP [+]20236.85%
Imports [+]2023€1,950.7M
Imports [+]2023$2,109.3M
Imports % GDP [+]202331.39%
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,524.8M
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,606.2M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-24.54%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024657chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017111.7
% Immigrant [+]202012.11%
% Emigrant [+]202034.59%
Birth Rate [+]202311.17‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201720.1
Crude death rate [+]202310.61‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.71chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201625.7%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024282,467chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202034,869
Emigrant stock [+]202099,611
HDI [+]20220.809
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202431º
Life expectancy [+]202376.18chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151
Suicide rate [+]20150.42
Number of homicides [+]202321
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20237.44
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.76
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212.0
Consumption GWh [+]20231,025
Generation GWh [+]20231,090
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025593
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025109,141
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023155,047
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20252,099.36
Doses administered [+]12/29/2023384,049
Barbados
Euro zone
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros