Barbados vs Liberia: Gross domestic product (GDP)

Barbados
3.41 billion international-$ in 2011 prices
in 2022
Liberia
4.23 billion international-$ in 2011 prices
in 2022
Barbados rank
158th
Liberia rank
156th

Gross domestic product (GDP) over time

  • Barbados
  • Liberia
02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B195019862022

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 4.23 billion international-$ in 2011 prices against 3.41 billion international-$ in 2011 prices in Barbados, a difference of 823.55 million international-$ in 2011 prices.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.

Barbados ranks 158th and Liberia ranks 156th of 165 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Liberia Difference Ahead
1950s 925.04 million international-$ in 2011 prices 3.15 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 2.23 billion international-$ in 2011 prices Liberia
1960s 1.59 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 4.64 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 3.05 billion international-$ in 2011 prices Liberia
1970s 2.59 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 7.16 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 4.57 billion international-$ in 2011 prices Liberia
1980s 3.14 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 7.31 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 4.17 billion international-$ in 2011 prices Liberia
1990s 3.19 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 1.81 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 1.38 billion international-$ in 2011 prices Barbados
2000s 3.46 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 2.84 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 622.33 million international-$ in 2011 prices Barbados
2010s 3.47 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 3.74 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 276.69 million international-$ in 2011 prices Liberia
2020s 3.18 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 4.04 billion international-$ in 2011 prices 853.45 million international-$ in 2011 prices Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Barbados or Liberia?
Liberia, at 4.23 billion international-$ in 2011 prices against 3.41 billion international-$ in 2011 prices in Barbados as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Barbados and Liberia?
823.55 million international-$ in 2011 prices, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Liberia?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Barbados and Liberia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
Barbados ranks 158th and Liberia ranks 156th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Unit
international-$ in 2011 prices
Source
Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 15,675 data points, 1000–2022
Last refreshed

Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.