Country comparison Barbados vs France

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
10,916K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€6,625Mchart€2,921,412M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$7,169Mchart$3,160,443M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€22,779chart€42,6302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$24,648chart$46,1872024GDP per capita [+]
€751,939M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20246,915chart3,305,2622024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20247,482chart3,576,5012024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024102.92%chart113.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€24,491chart€47,9842024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$26,500chart$51,9222024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-88chart-169,6552024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-95chart-182,4052024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.31%chart-5.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,978.8chart1,671,793.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,141.1chart1,807,231.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024235.6chart141,308.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024254.9chart148,885.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.19%chart9.12%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023139.9chart284,491,313,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023151.2chart249,592.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.81%chart13.81%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
59,964.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
64,870.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
3.59%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202429.46%chart57.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,009chart€24,2702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$7,584chart$26,2362024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€810chart€2,0722022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$876chart$2,1882022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€495chart€4,1552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$536chart$3,6452024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€8752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$9482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/14/2025B2Aa312/14/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/24/2025B+A+10/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]00/00/0000B+AA-04/28/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202369chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201977ºchart15º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202444.7chart28.32024Fragile States Index [+]
108º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202477ºchart12º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
7.7%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2015Q211.9%chart7.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2015Q217Kchart2,511K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$736.7chart$2,142.02026NMW [+]
€1,823.02026NMW [+]
$48,6732024Average Wage [+]
€44,9682024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201779ºchart26º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.840802/10/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.39%02/11/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
6002/11/2026Risk Premium [+]
2.77%02/10/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
0.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.7%December 2025HICP [+]
-2.0%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020128ºchart33º2020Doing Business [+]
1.6%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
3,314,540December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
28.22December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,505,0762023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015387.32chart671.582021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202328.1%chart45.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201117.50%chart20.00%01/01/2014Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202028.5%chart55.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022539,700chart48,395,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€425.9Mchart€592,226.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$460.5Mchart$641,013.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20236.85%chart20.27%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,950.7Mchart€694,866.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,109.3Mchart$752,109.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202331.39%chart23.79%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,524.8Mchart€-102,640.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,606.2Mchart$-111,096.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-24.54%chart-3.51%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.0%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
16º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023657chart1252024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart87º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017111.7chart25,372.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.11%chart12.59%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202034.59%chart3.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.17‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201720.1chart21,758.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.61‰chart9.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.71chart1.662023Fertility Rate [+]
3.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201625.7%chart15.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023282,336chart68,882,6002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202034,869chart8,524,8762020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202099,611chart2,341,9082020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.809chart0.9102022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202431ºchart22º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202376.18chart83.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151chart8,9052023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20150.42chart12.972023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202321chart8972024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20237.44chart1.342023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.76chart4.252023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart112024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212.0chart61.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20231,025chart412,5722023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20231,090chart498,9552023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026593chart168,19401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026109,141chart39,057,09501/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023155,047chart53,192,48007/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,100.33chart2,441.7501/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/2023384,049chart158,060,08012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Barbados
France