Barbados vs Kenya: GDP per capita growth
GDP per capita growth over time
- Barbados
- Kenya
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 2.6% against 2.6% in Kenya, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 100th and Kenya ranks 101st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4% | 1.7% | 3.8% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 3.5% | 0.6% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.3% | -0.7% | 1.0% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | -1.1% | 2.6% | 3.7% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita growth, Barbados or Kenya?
- Barbados, at 2.6% against 2.6% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita growth between Barbados and Kenya?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Kenya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Kenya rank globally for gdp per capita growth?
- Barbados ranks 100th and Kenya ranks 101st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.