Country comparison Barbados vs Norway

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart2.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
20,508K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€6,625Mchart€446,866M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$7,169Mchart$483,593M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€22,779chart€80,2002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$24,648chart$86,5872024GDP per capita [+]
€114,729M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20246,915chart197,0492023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20247,482chart213,1242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024102.92%chart44.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€24,491chart€35,5032023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$26,500chart$38,3992023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-88chart58,3712024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-95chart63,1792024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.31%chart13.10%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,978.8chart220,464.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,141.1chart238,626.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024235.6chart30,960.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024254.9chart32,392.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.19%chart14.47%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2022157.2chart37,248,508,861.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2022165.6chart40,405.52022Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20228.74%chart17.75%2022Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
7,177.12023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
7,762.42023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
4.00%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202429.46%chart49.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,009chart€39,4092024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$7,584chart$42,6552024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€810chart€5,6742022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$876chart$5,9422022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€557chart€6,7112024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$586chart$7,4482022Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1,3002023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1,4032023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/14/2025B2Aaa06/07/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/24/2025B+AAA07/09/1975S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]00/00/0000B+AAA02/28/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202369chart842023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201977ºchart17º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202444.7chart12.72024Fragile States Index [+]
86º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202477ºchart21º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.8%September 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2015Q211.9%chart5.0%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2015Q217Kchart153K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$736.7
$71,0852024Average Wage [+]
€65,6752024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201779ºchart1º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
11.726511/06/2025Euro / Norwegian krones [+]
10.167811/06/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.10%11/07/202510-Year Bond Yield [+]
13911/04/2025Risk Premium [+]
12.53%11/06/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
4.8%December 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
3.6%September 2025HICP [+]
2.1%September 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
4.00%09/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020128ºchart9º2020Doing Business [+]
1.7%August 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
252,252December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
38.26December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015387.32chart634.332021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202230.5%chart40.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201117.50%chart25.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202028.5%chart47.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022539,700chart4,979,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€425.9Mchart€154,449.8M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$460.5Mchart$167,173.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20236.85%chart34.56%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,950.7Mchart€91,038.5M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,109.3Mchart$98,538.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202331.39%chart20.37%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,524.8Mchart€63,411.3M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,606.2Mchart$68,635.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-24.54%chart14.19%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
4.0%September 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
2º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023657chart92024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart28º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017111.7chart614.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.11%chart15.81%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202034.59%chart3.55%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.17‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201720.1chart2,237.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.61‰chart7.90‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.71chart1.402023Fertility Rate [+]
3.30‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201625.7%chart11.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023282,336chart5,594,3402024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202034,869chart852,2382020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202099,611chart191,3922020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.809chart0.9662022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202431ºchart3º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202376.18chart83.302024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151chart7282023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20150.42chart13.122023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202321chart402023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20237.44chart0.722023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.76chart7.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart1,7912024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212.0chart8,122.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20231,025chart127,3242023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20231,090chart152,0952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/2025593chart5,73209/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/2025109,082chart1,543,75109/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023155,047chart4,061,31212/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20252,100.33chart1,024.6109/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/2023384,049chart13,020,64112/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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