Country comparison Barbados vs Sweden

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart1.5%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
14,124K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€6,625Mchart€593,698M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$7,169Mchart$604,395M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€22,779chart€55,6202025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$24,648chart$57,0202024GDP per capita [+]
€152,353M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20246,915chart189,5362024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20247,482chart199,1582024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024102.92%chart34.00%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€24,491chart€17,9022024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$26,500chart$18,8102024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-88chart-8,9022024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-95chart-10,3822024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.31%chart-1.60%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,978.8chart283,215.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,141.1chart297,623.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024235.6chart40,049.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024254.9chart42,443.22022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.19%chart15.28%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023139.9chart54,174,407,742.12024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023151.2chart56,210.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20237.81%chart19.45%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
11,160.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
12,074.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
4.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202429.46%chart50.70%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,009chart€26,7492024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$7,584chart$28,1102024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€810chart€3,8042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$876chart$4,0002022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€495chart€5,1342024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$536chart$5,3422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1,0502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$1,1392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]04/14/2025B2Aaa02/23/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/24/2025B+AAA02/16/2004S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]00/00/0000B+AAA12/06/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202369chart822023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201977ºchart8º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202444.7chart20.62024Fragile States Index [+]
41º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202477ºchart2º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
8.0%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2015Q211.9%chart8.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2015Q217Kchart478K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$736.7
$50,8692024Average Wage [+]
€46,9982024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201779ºchart8º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
10.688503/05/2026Euro / Swedish kronas [+]
9.200003/05/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.67%03/05/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
-1803/05/2026Risk Premium [+]
8.01%03/05/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
0.8%December 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
2.1%December 2025HICP [+]
4.2%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
1.75%10/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020128ºchart10º2020Doing Business [+]
4.8%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
522,000December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
31.35December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
226,0002017Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015387.32chart544.532021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202328.1%chart42.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201117.50%chart25.00%01/01/1996Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202028.5%chart52.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022539,700chart6,629,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€425.9Mchart€184,635.0M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$460.5Mchart$208,633.9M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20236.85%chart32.37%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,950.7Mchart€177,981.1M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,109.3Mchart$201,115.1M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202331.39%chart31.37%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,524.8Mchart€6,653.9M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,606.2Mchart$7,518.8M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-24.54%chart1.00%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.9%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
3º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023657chart202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart39º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2.00‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017111.7chart2,819.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.11%chart19.31%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202034.59%chart3.16%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.17‰chart9.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201720.1chart3,684.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.61‰chart8.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.71chart1.432024Fertility Rate [+]
4.20‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201625.7%chart14.8%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2023282,336chart10,587,7102024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202034,869chart2,003,9082020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202099,611chart327,5812020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.809chart0.9522022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202431ºchart5º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202376.18chart84.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151chart1,3702023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20150.42chart12.602023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202321chart1212023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20237.44chart1.152023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.76chart3.432023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart01995Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212.0
Consumption GWh [+]20241,036chart126,6612024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20241,102chart169,5242024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026593chart29,30102/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026109,141chart2,785,05002/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023155,047chart7,593,67603/19/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20262,100.33chart2,767.4502/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/2023384,049chart28,312,81602/26/2024Doses administered [+]
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