Country comparison Barbados vs Malta

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart4.0%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
11,085K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€6,625Mchart€24,577M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$7,169Mchart$27,772M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€22,779chart€42,1602025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$24,648chart$48,3622025GDP per capita [+]
€6,366M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20246,915chart10,6472024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20247,482chart11,5272024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024102.92%chart46.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€24,491chart€18,5412024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$26,500chart$20,0732024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-88chart-8072024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-95chart-8932024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.31%chart-3.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,978.8chart8,640.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,141.1chart9,316.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024235.6chart847.52022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024254.9chart906.72022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.19%chart12.50%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023139.9chart1,199.22023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023151.2chart1,296.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.81%chart15.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
104.42024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
112.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
1.28%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202429.46%chart37.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,009chart€15,0472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$7,584chart$16,2242024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€810chart€1,5932022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$876chart$1,7162022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€495chart€2,1702023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$536chart$2,3922023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1832024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$2042024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/14/2025B2A211/22/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/24/2025B+A-10/14/2016S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]00/00/0000B+A+04/17/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202369chart512023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201977ºchart38º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202444.7chart31.12024Fragile States Index [+]
83º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202477ºchart29º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.4%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2015Q211.9%chart3.4%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2015Q217Kchart12K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$736.7chart$1,168.02026NMW [+]
€994.02026NMW [+]
$33,0522024Average Wage [+]
€30,5362024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201779ºchart41º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.871403/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
5.26%03/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.4%December 2025HICP [+]
1.2%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020128ºchart88º2020Doing Business [+]
5.7%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
15,058December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
16.50December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015387.32chart721.732015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202328.1%chart29.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201117.50%chart18.00%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202028.5%chart35.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022539,700chart2,286,6002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€425.9Mchart€3,365.5M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$460.5Mchart$3,803.0M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20236.85%chart13.69%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,950.7Mchart€8,123.4M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,109.3Mchart$9,179.3M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202331.39%chart33.05%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,524.8Mchart€-4,758.1M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,606.2Mchart$-5,376.3M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-24.54%chart-19.36%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
4.5%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
47º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023657chart1,7952024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart-1º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]
0.90‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017111.7chart215.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.11%chart22.23%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202034.59%chart19.92%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.17‰chart7.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201720.1chart80.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.61‰chart7.30‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.71chart1.012024Fertility Rate [+]
4.10‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201625.7%chart16.8%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023282,336chart574,2502024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202034,869chart114,7602020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202099,611chart102,7932020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.809chart0.9152022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202431ºchart62º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202376.18chart83.002024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151chart312023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20150.42chart5.612023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202321chart32023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20237.44chart0.562023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.76chart3.852023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212.0
Consumption GWh [+]20241,036chart2,9222024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20241,102chart2,1202024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026593chart1,11802/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026109,141chart125,28302/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023155,047chart471,56503/19/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20262,100.33chart1,946.8902/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/2023384,049chart1,408,79303/19/2024Doses administered [+]
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