Country comparison Malta vs Barbados

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20247.0%chart4.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q310,721K
Annual GDP [+]2024€23,125Mchart€6,625M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$24,964Mchart$7,169M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€40,620chart€22,7792024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$45,167chart$24,6482024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€6,156M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202410,647chart6,9152024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202411,527chart7,4822024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202446.20%chart102.92%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€18,541chart€24,4912024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$20,073chart$26,5002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-807chart-882024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-893chart-952024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.50%chart-1.31%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,640.6chart1,978.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20249,316.5chart2,141.12024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022848.8chart235.62024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022906.7chart254.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202212.50%chart14.19%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,199,212,000.0chart139.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,296.7chart151.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.91%chart7.81%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024104.3
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024112.6
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.28%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202437.40%chart29.46%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€15,047chart€7,0092024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$16,224chart$7,5842024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,596chart€8102024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,719chart$8762024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€2,170chart€4952023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,392chart$5362023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€183
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$204
Moody's Rating [+]11/22/2024A2B204/14/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/14/2016A-B+10/24/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/17/2020A+B+00/00/0000Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202351chart692023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201938ºchart77º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202431.1chart44.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202483º
Innovation Ranking [+]202429ºchart77º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20253.2%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q32.7%chart11.9%2015Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q39Kchart17K2015Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$1,168.0chart$736.72024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€994.0
Average Wage [+]2024$33,052
Average Wage [+]2024€30,536
Human Capital Ranking [+]201741ºchart79º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/10/20260.8408
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/09/20261.93%
Prices
HICP [+]December 20252.4%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20250.5%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202088ºchart128º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-6.0%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202415,058
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201916.50
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015721.73chart387.322015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202429.2%chart28.1%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201118.00%chart17.50%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%chart28.5%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,286,600chart539,7002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€3,495.2Mchart€425.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$3,783.1Mchart$460.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202415.11%chart6.85%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€8,729.8Mchart€1,950.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$9,449.0Mchart$2,109.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202437.75%chart31.39%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-5,234.6Mchart€-1,524.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-5,665.8Mchart$-1,606.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-22.64%chart-24.54%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20254.7%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201547º
Density [+]20241,795chart6572023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023-1ºchart-1º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20220.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017215.5chart111.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202022.23%chart12.11%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202019.92%chart34.59%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.70‰chart11.17‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201780.3chart20.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.30‰chart10.61‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.06chart1.712023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202416.8%chart25.7%2016% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024574,250chart282,3362023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020114,760chart34,8692020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020102,793chart99,6112020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.915chart0.8092022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202462ºchart31º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.30chart76.182023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202331chart12015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20235.50chart0.422015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20233chart212023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.56chart7.442023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.85chart2.762023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
12024Annual crude oil production [+]
2.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20232,716chart1,0252023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20232,295chart1,0902023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20261,118chart59301/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026125,272chart109,14101/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/2024471,565chart155,04712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,946.89chart2,100.3301/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]03/19/20241,408,793chart384,04912/29/2023Doses administered [+]
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