BARBADOS
Data as of October 2023
AT A GLANCE
$25,927
GDP per Capita
2025
283K
Population
2025
+0.8%
GDP Growth
2025
104.8%
Debt-to-GDP
2024
-0.3%
Budget Balance
2025
$27,819
Debt per Capita
2024
DEBT OVERVIEW
Debt-to-GDP Trend
Debt Composition
$7.86B
Total Debt Stock
5.2%
Interest Payments / GDP
—
External Debt Stock
28.9%
Gov Revenue / GDP
ECONOMIC CONTEXT
GDP & Growth Rate
SDG PROGRESS
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 global goals adopted by all UN member states to track progress on poverty, health, education, and environmental sustainability.
69.6
SDG Index Score
out of 100
#82
Global Rank
of 166 countries
#3
Caribbean Rank
of 13 nations
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Complete time-series data across all indicator categories
DETAILED DATA
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| Indicator | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP (Current USD) | $5.95B | $6.88B | $7.22B | $7.50B | $7.56B |
| GDP (Constant 2015 USD) | $4.93B | $5.78B | $5.95B | $6.10B | — |
| GDP per Capita (Current USD) | $21,080 | $24,387 | $25,584 | $26,545 | $25,927 |
| GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 USD) | $17,475 | $20,473 | $21,068 | $21,581 | — |
| GNI (Current USD) | $5.85B | $6.72B | $6.94B | $7.20B | — |
| GDP Growth (Current USD) | 10.0% | 15.8% | 4.9% | 3.8% | 0.8% |
| GDP Growth (Constant USD) | -0.1% | 17.2% | 2.9% | 2.5% | — |
| Indicator | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Debt to GDP | 138.2% | 121.6% | 113.7% | 111.5% | 104.8% |
| Central Gov. Debt to GDP | 128.4% | 130.2% | 116.9% | 113.4% | 104.4% |
| Interest Payments to GDP | 3.6% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| External Debt Stock | — | — | — | — | — |
| Public Debt Stock | $7.47B | $7.23B | $7.83B | $8.05B | $7.86B |
| External Debt to GDP | — | — | — | — | — |
| Public Debt per Capita | $26,521 | $25,631 | $27,723 | $28,521 | $27,819 |
| Public Debt per Child | $107,559 | $105,218 | $115,001 | $119,356 | $117,448 |
| Public Debt to Gov. Revenue | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 3.6% |
| Indicator | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gov. Revenue to GDP | 26.0% | 27.5% | 26.6% | 28.9% | — |
| Overall Balance to GDP | -4.7% | -2.0% | -1.7% | -0.9% | -0.3% |
| Indicator | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | — | — | 9.8% | -0.4% | — |
| Population | 282K | 282K | 282K | 282K | 283K |
| Population (Children 0-19) | 69K | 68K | 67K | 67K | 66K |
| Unemployment Rate | 11.0% | 7.3% | 6.5% | — | — |
| Indicator | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| SDG Index Score | 69 | 70 |
| SDG Index Rank | 82 | 82 |
| SDG Regional Rank | 3 | 3 |