Country comparison Norway vs Barbados

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.1%chart4.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q420,556K
Annual GDP [+]2025€470,898Mchart€6,625M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$532,105Mchart$7,169M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€83,950chart€22,7792024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$95,115chart$24,6482024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€114,999M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023197,049chart6,9152024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023213,124chart7,4822024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202344.13%chart102.92%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€35,503chart€24,4912024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$38,399chart$26,5002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202458,964chart-882024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202463,822chart-952024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202413.20%chart-1.31%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024221,049.9chart1,978.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024239,260.0chart2,141.12024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202231,913.7chart235.62024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202232,392.9chart254.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202214.47%chart14.19%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202437,248.5chart139.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202339,211.5chart151.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202317.37%chart7.81%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,679.2
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,113.1
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.53%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202449.50%chart29.46%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€39,513chart€7,0092024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$42,768chart$7,5842024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€5,848chart€8102024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$5,916chart$8762024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,711chart€4952023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$7,144chart$5362023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,737
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,811
Moody's Rating [+]06/07/2024AaaB204/14/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/09/1975AAAB+10/24/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAAB+00/00/0000Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202384chart692023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201917ºchart77º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202412.7chart44.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202486º
Innovation Ranking [+]202421ºchart77º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20264.6%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q34.6%chart11.9%2015Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3141Kchart17K2015Q2Unemployed [+]
$736.72024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$71,085
Average Wage [+]2024€65,675
Human Capital Ranking [+]20171ºchart79º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Norwegian krones [+]03/12/202611.1575
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/12/20269.6627
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/12/20264.32%
Risk Premium [+]03/12/2026138
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/12/202616.26%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20234.8%
HICP [+]December 20253.0%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20264.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/19/20254.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]20209ºchart128º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20266.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024252,252
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202238.26
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021634.33chart387.322015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202440.6%chart28.1%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200625.00%chart17.50%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.4%chart28.5%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20224,979,400chart539,7002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€151,645.8Mchart€425.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$171,356.7Mchart$460.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202532.20%chart6.85%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€93,455.9Mchart€1,950.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$105,603.3Mchart$2,109.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202519.85%chart31.39%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€58,189.9Mchart€-1,524.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$65,753.4Mchart$-1,606.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202512.36%chart-24.54%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20264.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20152º
Density [+]20249chart6572023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202428ºchart-1º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20201.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017614.1chart111.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202015.81%chart12.11%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.55%chart34.59%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart11.17‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,237.9chart20.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.90‰chart10.61‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.45chart1.712023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20203.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202411.6%chart25.7%2016% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,594,340chart282,3362023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020852,238chart34,8692020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020191,392chart99,6112020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.966chart0.8092022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20243ºchart31º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.20chart76.182023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023728chart12015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.12chart0.422015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202340chart212023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.72chart7.442023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.86chart2.762023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241,791chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20218,122.2chart2.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2024128,774chart1,0362024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024155,019chart1,1022024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20265,732chart59302/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20261,550,562chart109,14102/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20234,061,312chart155,04712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,024.61chart2,100.3302/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202313,020,641chart384,04912/29/2023Doses administered [+]
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