Country comparison Barbados vs Jamaica

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart-0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€6,625Mchart€20,239M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$7,169Mchart$21,900M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€22,779chart€7,3612024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$24,648chart$7,9652024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20246,915chart12,9682024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20247,482chart14,0322024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024102.92%chart69.18%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€24,491chart€4,5672024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$26,500chart$4,9412024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-88chart482024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-95chart522024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.31%chart0.26%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,978.8chart6,219.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,141.1chart6,729.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024235.6chart1,116.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024254.9chart1,071.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.19%chart17.87%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023139.9chart879.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023151.2chart950.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.81%chart15.86%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
257.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
279.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
4.07%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202429.46%chart33.18%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,009chart€2,1902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$7,584chart$2,3702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€810chart€4062024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$876chart$4392024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€495chart€3102023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$536chart$3352023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€942024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1012024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/14/2025B2Ba312/19/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/24/2025B+BB12/18/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]00/00/0000B+B+04/10/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202369chart442023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201977ºchart80º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202444.7chart59.32024Fragile States Index [+]
63º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202477ºchart79º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2015Q211.9%chart5.8%2024Q1Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2015Q217Kchart81K2024Q1Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$736.7chart$365.12023NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201779ºchart83º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020128ºchart71º2020Doing Business [+]
5,232December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
2.62December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015387.32chart69.882015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202328.1%chart29.0%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201117.50%chart16.50%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202028.5%chart25.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022539,700chart2,478,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€425.9Mchart€1,948.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$460.5Mchart$2,107.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20236.85%chart9.90%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,950.7Mchart€7,267.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,109.3Mchart$7,857.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202331.39%chart36.90%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,524.8Mchart€-5,318.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,606.2Mchart$-5,750.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-24.54%chart-27.01%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023657chart2582023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart91º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017111.7chart2,521.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.11%chart0.86%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202034.59%chart40.88%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.17‰chart11.62‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201720.1chart42.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.61‰chart8.08‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.71chart1.362023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201625.7%chart8.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023282,336chart2,839,7862023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202034,869chart23,6292020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202099,611chart1,118,9312020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.809chart0.7062022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202431ºchart37º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202376.18chart71.482023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151chart402015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20150.42chart1.482015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202321chart1,4042023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20237.44chart49.442023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.76chart2.342023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212.0
Consumption GWh [+]20241,036chart3,6242024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20241,102chart4,9222024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026593chart3,63402/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026109,141chart157,66402/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023155,047chart760,80012/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20262,100.33chart1,279.6702/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/2023384,049chart1,529,11312/29/2023Doses administered [+]
Barbados
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