Country comparison Barbados vs Ireland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
30,101K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€6,625Mchart€562,794M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$7,169Mchart$609,157M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€22,779chart€104,5102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$24,648chart$112,3562024GDP per capita [+]
€158,854M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20246,915chart215,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20247,482chart236,0812024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024102.92%chart38.30%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€24,491chart€39,5932024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$26,500chart$43,3982024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-88chart22,6052024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-95chart24,8812024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.31%chart4.00%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,978.8chart125,998.22024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,141.1chart135,848.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024235.6chart13,025.72021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024254.9chart15,432.52021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.19%chart12.33%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2022157.2chart28,394,647,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023151.2chart30,733,798,019.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.81%chart22.16%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
1,137.92023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,230.42023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
1.02%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202429.46%chart22.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,009chart€23,1622024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$7,584chart$24,9732024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€810chart€2,5582021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$876chart$3,0102021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€557chart€5,3062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$536chart$5,7432024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€2152023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$2312023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/14/2025B2Aa308/15/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/24/2025B+AA11/15/2024S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]00/00/0000B+AA-01/28/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202369chart772023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201977ºchart24º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202444.7chart18.62024Fragile States Index [+]
49º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202477ºchart19º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.0%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2015Q211.9%chart4.8%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2015Q217Kchart141K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$736.7chart$2,587.62025NMW [+]
€2,282.02025NMW [+]
$69,4442024Average Wage [+]
€64,1582024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201779ºchart19º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.858712/05/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.00%12/05/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
1912/05/2025Risk Premium [+]
30.59%12/05/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.9%October 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
3.2%November 2025HICP [+]
-3.6%October 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020128ºchart24º2020Doing Business [+]
6.3%September 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
211,084December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
24.95December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015387.32chart528.862021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202230.5%chart22.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201117.50%chart23.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202028.5%chart52.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022539,700chart10,951,0002019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€425.9Mchart€222,748.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$460.5Mchart$241,098.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20236.85%chart39.58%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,950.7Mchart€133,140.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,109.3Mchart$144,108.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202331.39%chart23.66%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,524.8Mchart€89,607.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,606.2Mchart$96,989.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-24.54%chart15.92%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.6%October 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
15º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023657chart772024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart2º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
0.70‰2017Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017111.7chart607.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.11%chart17.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202034.59%chart14.49%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.17‰chart10.00‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201720.1chart2,161.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.61‰chart6.50‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.71chart1.502023Fertility Rate [+]
3.30‰2021Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201625.7%chart12.7%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023282,336chart5,439,8982024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202034,869chart871,2562020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202099,611chart734,3172020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.809chart0.9502022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202431ºchart9º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202376.18chart82.902023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151chart4532023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20150.42chart8.462023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202321chart342023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20237.44chart0.652023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.76chart6.502023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212.0
Consumption GWh [+]20231,025chart31,6692023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20231,090chart30,7192023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/09/2025593chart9,73711/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/09/2025109,116chart1,752,34311/09/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023155,047chart4,065,58405/10/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/09/20252,100.33chart1,789.9211/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/2023384,049chart11,148,28105/10/2024Doses administered [+]
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