Country comparison Barbados vs North Macedonia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart3.5%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
2,369K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€6,625Mchart€16,949M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$7,169Mchart$16,679M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€22,779chart€8,5902024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$24,648chart$9,1692024GDP per capita [+]
€4,394M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20246,915chart8,4522024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20247,482chart9,1462024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024102.92%chart54.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€24,491chart€4,6372024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$26,500chart$5,0182024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-88chart-6852024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-95chart-7422024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.31%chart-4.45%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,978.8chart5,661.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,141.1chart6,125.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024235.6chart139.92002Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024254.9chart132.62002Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.19%chart8.64%2002Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023139.9chart623.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023151.2chart674.32023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.81%chart12.05%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
329.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
350.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
5.55%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202429.46%chart36.73%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,009chart€3,1062024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$7,584chart$3,3612024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€810chart€692002Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$876chart$652002Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€495chart€3402023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$536chart$3682023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1812024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1932024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/14/2025B2
S&P Rating [+]10/24/2025B+BB-05/24/2013S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]00/00/0000B+BB+05/15/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202369chart422023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201977ºchart82º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202444.7chart58.12024Fragile States Index [+]
26º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202477ºchart58º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
10.8%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2015Q211.9%chart11.4%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2015Q217Kchart91K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$736.7chart$388.92023NMW [+]
€586.02026NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201779ºchart67º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
-1.34%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.6%December 2025HICP [+]
4.5%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020128ºchart17º2020Doing Business [+]
-6.7%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
4,060December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
2.24December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015387.32chart205.562015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202328.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201117.50%chart18.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202028.5%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022539,700chart537,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€425.9Mchart€8,008.2M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$460.5Mchart$9,049.1M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20236.85%chart49.67%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,950.7Mchart€11,545.5M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,109.3Mchart$13,046.2M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202331.39%chart70.61%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,524.8Mchart€-3,537.3M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,606.2Mchart$-3,997.1M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-24.54%chart-20.94%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.2%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023657chart712024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart38º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.00‰2021Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017111.7chart314.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.11%chart6.35%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202034.59%chart33.54%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.17‰chart8.80‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201720.1chart128.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.61‰chart11.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.71chart1.442024Fertility Rate [+]
6.80‰2021Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201625.7%chart22.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023282,336chart1,822,6122024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202034,869chart131,3112020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202099,611chart693,8962020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.809chart0.7652022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202431ºchart58º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202376.18chart75.322023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151chart1222010Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20150.42chart5.902010Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202321chart282023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20237.44chart1.532023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.76chart4.192023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212.0
Consumption GWh [+]20241,036chart6,0822024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20241,102chart6,1692024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026593chart9,99102/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026109,141chart352,09302/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023155,047chart838,18105/07/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20262,100.33chart5,481.6902/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/2023384,049chart1,862,98705/07/2023Doses administered [+]
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