Country comparison Barbados vs Romania

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
5,016K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€6,625Mchart€353,633M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$7,169Mchart$382,566M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€22,779chart€18,5602024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$24,648chart$20,2102024GDP per capita [+]
€96,009M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20246,915chart193,9592024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20247,482chart219,9002024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024102.92%chart54.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€24,479chart€10,1892024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$26,488chart$11,5522024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-88chart-33,0602024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-95chart-33,2182024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.31%chart-9.30%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,978.8chart154,017.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,141.1chart152,873.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024235.6chart9,206.22022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024254.9chart9,716.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.19%chart8.78%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023139.9chart14,118,906,341.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023151.2chart15,192.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.81%chart10.66%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
8,127.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
8,792.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
5.85%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202429.46%chart43.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,005chart€8,0912024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$7,580chart$8,0312024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€810chart€4832022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$876chart$5112022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€495chart€7412023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$536chart$7972023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€4272024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$4642024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/14/2025B2Baa309/12/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/24/2025B+BBB-01/24/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]00/00/0000B+BBB-05/01/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202369chart462023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201977ºchart51º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202444.7chart51.02024Fragile States Index [+]
72º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202477ºchart48º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.0%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2015Q211.9%chart6.0%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2015Q217Kchart491K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$736.7chart$906.12025NMW [+]
€799.82025NMW [+]
$21,7102024Average Wage [+]
€20,0582024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201779ºchart42º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
5.089701/14/2026Euro / Romanian new lei [+]
4.365801/14/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
0%12/30/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
9.7%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
8.6%November 2025HICP [+]
4.9%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
6.50%08/08/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020128ºchart55º2020Doing Business [+]
0.4%October 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
289,477December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
7.91December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
513,0502023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015387.32chart464.932021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202230.5%chart28.7%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201117.50%chart20.00%01/01/2016Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202028.5%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022539,700chart2,683,7482019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€425.9Mchart€92,674.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$460.5Mchart$100,308.5M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20236.85%chart26.21%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,950.7Mchart€126,131.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,109.3Mchart$136,521.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202331.39%chart35.67%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,524.8Mchart€-33,457.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,606.2Mchart$-36,213.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-24.54%chart-9.46%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
-4.1%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
45º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024657chart802024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart36º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.20‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017111.7chart4,943.62017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.11%chart3.67%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202034.59%chart20.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.17‰chart7.50‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201720.1chart590.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.61‰chart12.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.71chart1.542023Fertility Rate [+]
5.80‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201625.7%chart19.0%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024282,467chart19,036,0312024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202034,869chart705,3102020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202099,611chart3,987,0932020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.809chart0.8272022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202431ºchart68º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202376.18chart76.602024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151chart1,5882023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20150.42chart9.042022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202321chart2132024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20237.44chart1.112023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.76chart3.702023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart552024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212.0chart600.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20231,025chart44,6002023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20231,090chart53,4352023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025593chart69,09012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/2025109,141chart3,603,21612/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023155,047chart8,114,76906/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20252,099.36chart3,629.4312/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/2023384,049chart16,827,48606/11/2022Doses administered [+]
Barbados
Romania