Country comparison Sweden vs Barbados

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart4.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q314,124K
Annual GDP [+]2024€558,673Mchart€6,625M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$604,395Mchart$7,169M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,550chart€22,7792024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$57,020chart$24,6482024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€149,544M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024189,536chart6,9152024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024199,158chart7,4822024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202434.00%chart102.92%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€17,902chart€24,4912024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$18,810chart$26,5002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-8,902chart-882024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-10,382chart-952024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.60%chart-1.31%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024283,215.8chart1,978.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024297,623.4chart2,141.12024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202240,049.4chart235.62024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202242,443.2chart254.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202215.28%chart14.19%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202454,174,407,742.1chart139.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202356,210.6chart151.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.45%chart7.81%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202411,160.7
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202412,074.1
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.12%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202450.70%chart29.46%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€26,749chart€7,0092024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$28,110chart$7,5842024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,804chart€8102024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$4,000chart$8762024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,134chart€4952023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,342chart$5362023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,050
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,139
Moody's Rating [+]02/23/2024AaaB204/14/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]02/16/2004AAAB+10/24/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]12/06/2019AAAB+00/00/0000Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202382chart692023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20198ºchart77º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202420.6chart44.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202441º
Innovation Ranking [+]20242ºchart77º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20258.8%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q38.2%chart11.9%2015Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3478Kchart17K2015Q2Unemployed [+]
$736.72024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$50,869
Average Wage [+]2024€46,998
Human Capital Ranking [+]20178ºchart79º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Swedish kronas [+]02/09/202610.6505
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20269.0499
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/09/20262.67%
Risk Premium [+]02/09/2026-16
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/09/202610.09%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20240.8%
HICP [+]December 20252.1%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/01/20251.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]202010ºchart128º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20253.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024522,000
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202231.35
Motor vehicle production [+]2017226,000
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021544.53chart387.322015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.3%chart30.5%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/199625.00%chart17.50%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.2%chart28.5%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20226,629,000chart539,7002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€180,844.3Mchart€425.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$195,742.3Mchart$460.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202432.37%chart6.85%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€175,281.1Mchart€1,950.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$189,720.8Mchart$2,109.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202431.37%chart31.39%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€5,563.2Mchart€-1,524.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$6,021.5Mchart$-1,606.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20241.00%chart-24.54%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20251.7%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20153º
Density [+]202420chart6572023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202439ºchart-1º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.00‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,819.4chart111.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202019.31%chart12.11%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.16%chart34.59%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.30‰chart11.17‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20173,684.0chart20.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.60‰chart10.61‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.43chart1.712023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202414.8%chart25.7%2016% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202410,587,710chart282,3362023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,003,908chart34,8692020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020327,581chart99,6112020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.952chart0.8092022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20245ºchart31º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.10chart76.182023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,370chart12015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.60chart0.422015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023121chart212023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.15chart7.442023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.43chart2.762023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]19950chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
2.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023125,209chart1,0252023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023163,135chart1,0902023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202629,241chart59301/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20262,784,104chart109,14101/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/20237,593,676chart155,04712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,761.79chart2,100.3301/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/26/202428,312,816chart384,04912/29/2023Doses administered [+]
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