Country comparison Barbados vs Ghana

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart5.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€6,625Mchart€76,042M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$7,169Mchart$82,308M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€22,779chart€2,2512024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$24,648chart$2,4362024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20246,915chart58,9012023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20247,482chart63,7062023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024102.92%chart79.09%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€24,491chart€1,7432023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$26,500chart$1,8852023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-88chart-2,5072023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-95chart-2,7112023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.31%chart-3.37%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,978.8chart13,804.32023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,141.1chart14,930.52023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024235.6chart2,040.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024254.9chart2,150.82022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.19%chart12.04%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023139.9chart1,387.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023151.2chart1,500.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.81%chart10.05%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
292.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
316.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
1.76%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202429.46%chart18.54%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,009chart€4092023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$7,584chart$4422023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€810chart€622022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$876chart$652022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€495chart€412023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$536chart$442023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€92024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$92024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/14/2025B2
S&P Rating [+]10/24/2025B+B-11/07/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]00/00/0000B+RD02/21/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202369chart432023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201977ºchart111º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202444.7chart60.82024Fragile States Index [+]
46º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202477ºchart101º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2015Q211.9%
Unemployed [+]2015Q217K
NMW [+]2024$736.7chart$39.72024NMW [+]
€35.92024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201779ºchart72º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
13.081302/09/2026Euro / Ghana cedi [+]
10.990002/09/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.75%02/09/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
21.5%September 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
46.0%August 2022PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
18.00%11/26/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020128ºchart118º2020Doing Business [+]
3,394December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
0.18December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015387.32chart31.012015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202328.1%chart14.6%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201117.50%chart18.13%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202028.5%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022539,700chart915,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€425.9Mchart€15,405.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$460.5Mchart$16,657.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20236.85%chart20.69%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,950.7Mchart€12,957.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,109.3Mchart$14,010.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202331.39%chart17.40%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,524.8Mchart€2,448.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,606.2Mchart$2,153.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-24.54%chart3.29%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
81º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023657chart1422023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart55º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017111.7chart2,190.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.11%chart1.49%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202034.59%chart3.15%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.17‰chart26.31‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201720.1chart1,282.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.61‰chart7.04‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.71chart3.402023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201625.7%chart23.4%2016% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023282,336chart33,788,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202034,869chart476,4122020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202099,611chart1,004,3242020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.809chart0.6022022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202431ºchart88º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202376.18chart65.502023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151chart1,8962015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20150.42chart6.612015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202321chart6072022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20237.44chart1.832022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.76chart0.742023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart1882024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212.0chart660.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20231,025chart19,5342023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20231,090chart24,2822023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026593chart1,46301/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026109,141chart172,77901/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023155,047chart10,780,00307/02/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,100.33chart43.3001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/2023384,049chart25,624,82807/02/2023Doses administered [+]
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