Country comparison Barbados vs Laos

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart4.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€6,625Mchart€14,702M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$7,169Mchart$15,908M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€22,779chart€1,9132024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$24,648chart$2,0702024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20246,915chart14,7722024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20247,482chart15,9842024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024102.92%chart100.48%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€24,491chart€1,9272024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$26,500chart$2,0852024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-88chart3442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-95chart3722024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.31%chart2.34%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,978.8chart2,300.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,141.1chart2,489.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024235.6chart171.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024254.9chart185.22023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.19%chart8.24%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023139.9chart72.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023151.2chart83.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.81%chart3.21%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
17.12013Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
22.72013Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
0.78%2013Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202429.46%chart15.65%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,009chart€3002024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$7,584chart$3252024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€810chart€232023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$876chart$242023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€495chart€92023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$536chart$112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/14/2025B2
S&P Rating [+]10/24/2025B+
Fitch Rating [+]00/00/0000B+CCC-08/04/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202369chart282023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201977ºchart113º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202444.7chart73.82024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202477ºchart111º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2015Q211.9%
Unemployed [+]2015Q217K
NMW [+]2024$736.7chart$77.82024NMW [+]
€70.12024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201779ºchart84º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
25,521.500002/13/2026Euro / Kip [+]
21,435.500002/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.36%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
5.1%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
8.50%11/24/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020128ºchart154º2020Doing Business [+]
4,064December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
1.44December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015387.32
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202328.1%chart11.0%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201117.50%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202028.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022539,700chart811,6002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€425.9Mchart€7,741.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$460.5Mchart$8,370.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20236.85%chart55.78%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,950.7Mchart€7,074.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,109.3Mchart$7,649.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202331.39%chart50.97%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,524.8Mchart€667.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,606.2Mchart$659.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-24.54%chart4.81%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
83º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023657chart322023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart49º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017111.7chart124.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.11%chart0.67%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202034.59%chart17.71%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.17‰chart21.27‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201720.1chart68.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.61‰chart6.22‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.71chart2.422023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201625.7%chart18.3%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023282,336chart7,664,9932023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202034,869chart48,7312020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202099,611chart1,296,0512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.809chart0.6202022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202431ºchart89º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202376.18chart68.962023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151chart8372015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20150.42chart12.332015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202321
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20237.44
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.76chart3.492023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212.0
Consumption GWh [+]20231,025chart12,8032023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20231,090chart52,2952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026593chart67101/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026109,141chart219,06001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023155,047chart5,222,41708/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,100.33chart87.5401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/2023384,049chart11,111,06608/11/2022Doses administered [+]
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