Country comparison United Kingdom vs Barbados

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart4.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q312,925K
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,368,254Mchart€6,625M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,694,543Mchart$7,169M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€48,656chart€22,7792024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$52,648chart$24,6482024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€882,319M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,409,580chart6,9152024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,689,354chart7,4822024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024101.23%chart102.92%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€49,946chart€24,4792024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,045chart$26,4882024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-193,632chart-882024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-209,521chart-952024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.75%chart-1.31%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,483,373.6chart1,978.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,605,091.9chart2,141.12024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022145,880.3chart235.62024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022156,486.7chart254.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.64%chart14.19%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024304,812,258,156.0chart139.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023302,871.9chart151.22023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202320.05%chart7.81%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202476,749.6
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202483,987.1
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.25%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.04%chart29.46%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,730chart€7,0052024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,513chart$7,5802024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,158chart€8102024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,274chart$8762024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,385chart€4952023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,421chart$5362023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,109
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,200
Moody's Rating [+]10/20/2023Aa3B204/14/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]04/21/2023AAB+10/24/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020AA-B+00/00/0000Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart692023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20199ºchart77º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202440.8chart44.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202443º
Innovation Ranking [+]20245ºchart77º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20255.1%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q24.2%chart11.9%2015Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q21,449Kchart17K2015Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$2,470.6chart$736.72024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€2,230.9
Average Wage [+]2019$52,278
Average Wage [+]2024€52,924
Human Capital Ranking [+]201723ºchart79º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / British pounds [+]01/13/20260.8660
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/13/20260.7423
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/13/20264.40%
Risk Premium [+]01/13/2026158
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/31/20260%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20253.2%
HICP [+]November 20200.3%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20250.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/18/20253.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]20208ºchart128º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2020-2.9%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,762,680
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.75
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,025,474
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021639.66chart387.322015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202335.3%chart30.5%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/04/201120.00%chart17.50%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.7%chart28.5%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202230,741,000chart539,7002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€481,864.1Mchart€425.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$521,039.7Mchart$460.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202315.46%chart6.85%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€732,010.2Mchart€1,950.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$791,522.6Mchart$2,109.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.49%chart31.39%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-250,146.1Mchart€-1,524.8M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-270,611.3Mchart$-1,606.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-8.03%chart-24.54%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20201.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201510º
Density [+]2023280chart6572024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202434ºchart-1º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,373.9chart111.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202013.95%chart12.11%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.05%chart34.59%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.02‰chart11.17‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201726,801.5chart20.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.52‰chart10.61‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.56chart1.712023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20164.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]201818.6%chart25.7%2016% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202368,265,000chart282,4672024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20209,359,587chart34,8692020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,732,510chart99,6112020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.940chart0.8092022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202414ºchart31º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202381.24chart76.182023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20215,867chart12015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20218.80chart0.422015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2020673chart212023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20201.00chart7.442023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.42chart2.762023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024594chart12024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,500.0chart2.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023262,518chart1,0252023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023267,716chart1,0902023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025232,112chart59312/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202525,103,113chart109,14112/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/11/202250,762,968chart155,04712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20253,400.16chart2,099.3612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/04/2022151,248,820chart384,04912/29/2023Doses administered [+]
United Kingdom
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