Barbados

Overview
By Theme
By SDG Goal

Topic

Social
Economic
Environment
Institutions

Social

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)

No data available

Trend

Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Most recent value

(2021)

Trend

Population, total

Most recent value

(2022)

281,635

(2022)

Trend

Population growth (annual %)

Most recent value

(2022)

0.2

(2022)

Trend

Net migration

Most recent value

(2023)

-80

(2023)

Trend

Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)

No data available

Trend

Economic

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

GDP (current US$)

Most recent value

(2022 billion)

5.7

(2022 billion)

Trend

GDP per capita (current US$)

Most recent value

(2022)

20,238.8

(2022)

Trend

GDP growth (annual %)

Most recent value

(2022)

11.3

(2022)

Trend

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Most recent value

(2023)

8.0

(2023)

Trend

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

Most recent value

(2019)

4.1

(2019)

Trend

Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)

Most recent value

(2022)

1.5

(2022)

Trend

Environment

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)

Most recent value

(2020)

3.9

(2020)

Trend

Forest area (% of land area)

Most recent value

(2021)

14.7

(2021)

Trend

Access to electricity (% of population)

Most recent value

(2021)

100.0

(2021)

Trend

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Most recent value

(2020)

Trend

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)

No data available

Trend

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

No data available

Trend

Institutions

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)

Most recent value

(2021)

Trend

Central government debt, total (% of GDP)

Most recent value

(2016)

146.6

(2016)

Trend

Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)

Most recent value

(2022)

64.6

(2022)

Trend

Individuals using the Internet (% of population)

Most recent value

(2021)

Trend

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

Most recent value

(2022)

Trend

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Most recent value

(2022)

3.5

(2022)

Trend

Projects & Operations

Finances

Surveys

Most Recent Surveys
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2012
By United Nations Children’s Fund, Barbados Statistical Service
Submitted on: 06 Oct, 2015
Enterprise Survey 2010
By World Bank
Submitted on: 07 Dec, 2011
Future of Business Survey 2019, Spring (June) and Winter (December)
By Facebook, The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), World Bank
Submitted on: 20 Aug, 2020
Governance Matters IV: Governance Indicators 1996-2004
By Aart C. Kraay, Daniel Kaufmann and Massimo Mastruzzi
Submitted on: 20 Nov, 2013

Human Capital Index

HCI and GDP Per Capita PPP (log scale, horizontal axis)
Productivity relative to benchmark of complete education and full health
Barbados

Global Economic Prospects - Forecasts

Annual GDP Growth (%)
Barbados

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Human Capital Index

Global Economic Prospects - Forecasts

Climate Change