Country comparison Romania vs Barbados

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart4.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q35,042K
Annual GDP [+]2024€353,633Mchart€6,625M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$382,566Mchart$7,169M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€18,560chart€22,7792024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$20,210chart$24,6482024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€96,009M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024193,959chart6,9152024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024219,900chart7,4822024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202454.80%chart102.92%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,185chart€24,4912024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$11,547chart$26,5002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-33,060chart-882024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-33,218chart-952024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-9.30%chart-1.31%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024154,017.5chart1,978.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024152,873.8chart2,141.12024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20229,206.2chart235.62024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20229,716.9chart254.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20228.78%chart14.19%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202314,118,906,341.6chart139.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202315,192.8chart151.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202310.66%chart7.81%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,127.0
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,792.0
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.85%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202443.60%chart29.46%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€8,088chart€7,0092024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$8,028chart$7,5842024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€483chart€8102024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$511chart$8762024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€741chart€4952023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$797chart$5362023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€427
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$464
Moody's Rating [+]09/12/2025Baa3B204/14/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]01/24/2025BBB-B+10/24/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/01/2020BBB-B+00/00/0000Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202346chart692023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201951ºchart77º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202451.0chart44.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202472º
Innovation Ranking [+]202448ºchart77º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20256.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.0%chart11.9%2015Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3491Kchart17K2015Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$932.8chart$736.72024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€795.0
Average Wage [+]2024$21,710
Average Wage [+]2024€20,058
Human Capital Ranking [+]201742ºchart79º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Romanian new lei [+]02/06/20265.0923
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20264.3190
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/06/202612.37%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20259.7%
HICP [+]December 20258.6%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20256.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]08/08/20246.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]202055ºchart128º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-0.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024289,477
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20227.91
Motor vehicle production [+]2023513,050
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021464.93chart387.322015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202428.7%chart30.5%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201620.00%chart17.50%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%chart28.5%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20192,683,748chart539,7002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€92,674.0Mchart€425.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$100,308.5Mchart$460.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202426.21%chart6.85%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€126,131.0Mchart€1,950.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$136,521.7Mchart$2,109.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202435.67%chart31.39%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-33,457.0Mchart€-1,524.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-36,213.2Mchart$-1,606.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-9.46%chart-24.54%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 2025-2.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201545º
Density [+]202480chart6572023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202436ºchart-1º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.20‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,943.6chart111.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20203.67%chart12.11%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202020.76%chart34.59%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.50‰chart11.17‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017590.7chart20.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202412.80‰chart10.61‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.39chart1.712023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20235.80‰
% risk of poverty [+]202419.0%chart25.7%2016% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202419,043,151chart282,3362023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020705,310chart34,8692020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,987,093chart99,6112020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.827chart0.8092022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202468ºchart31º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202476.60chart76.182023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,588chart12015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20238.33chart0.422015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2024213chart212023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.11chart7.442023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.70chart2.762023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202455chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021600.0chart2.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202344,600chart1,0252023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202353,435chart1,0902023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/202669,090chart59301/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/20263,603,460chart109,14101/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/11/20228,114,769chart155,04712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20263,629.43chart2,100.3301/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/11/202216,827,486chart384,04912/29/2023Doses administered [+]
Romania
Barbados