Country comparison Barbados vs Iceland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart-1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
22,143K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€6,625Mchart€30,697M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$7,169Mchart$33,222M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€22,779chart€79,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$24,648chart$86,6642024GDP per capita [+]
€8,623M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20246,915chart18,0272023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20247,482chart19,4982023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024102.92%chart61.55%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€24,491chart€46,9982023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$26,500chart$50,8332023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-88chart-1,1382024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-95chart-1,2312024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.31%chart-3.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,978.8chart14,456.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,141.1chart15,647.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024235.6chart1,978.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024254.9chart2,139.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.19%chart14.83%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023139.9chart2,318,346,769.32024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023151.2chart2,289.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.81%chart16.06%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
02019Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
02019Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
0%2020Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202429.46%chart47.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,009chart€37,1202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$7,584chart$40,1782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€810chart€5,2112023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$876chart$5,6952023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€495chart€6,0442024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$536chart$5,9082023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/14/2025B2A109/20/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/24/2025B+A+11/10/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]00/00/0000B+A05/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202369chart722023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201977ºchart26º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202444.7chart15.22024Fragile States Index [+]
115º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202477ºchart22º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.6%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2015Q211.9%chart3.6%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2015Q217Kchart9K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$736.7chart$3,127.62024NMW [+]
€2,830.52024NMW [+]
$85,6212024Average Wage [+]
€79,1042024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201779ºchart21º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
145.000002/09/2026Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]
121.990002/09/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
5.58%02/09/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
5.2%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
4.0%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
7.25%11/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020128ºchart26º2020Doing Business [+]
20,014December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
47.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015387.32chart695.182021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202328.1%chart36.9%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201117.50%chart24.00%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202028.5%chart44.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022539,700chart698,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€425.9Mchart€6,404.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$460.5Mchart$6,932.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20236.85%chart20.86%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,950.7Mchart€8,922.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,109.3Mchart$9,657.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202331.39%chart29.07%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,524.8Mchart€-2,518.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,606.2Mchart$-2,725.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-24.54%chart-8.20%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
7º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023657chart42024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart1º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017111.7chart171.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.11%chart17.74%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202034.59%chart11.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.17‰chart11.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201720.1chart132.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.61‰chart6.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.71chart1.552023Fertility Rate [+]
5.00‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201625.7%chart8.8%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023282,336chart389,4442024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202034,869chart65,4242020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202099,611chart43,2512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.809chart0.9592022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202431ºchart1º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202376.18chart82.802024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151chart482024Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20150.42chart12.332024Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202321chart52023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20237.44chart1.292023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.76chart8.792023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212.0
Consumption GWh [+]20231,025chart19,2732023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20231,090chart19,8162023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026593chart18601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026109,141chart211,18801/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023155,047chart297,93412/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,100.33chart477.6001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/2023384,049chart903,42412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Barbados
Iceland