Barbados vs El Salvador: GDP per capita

Barbados
10,831 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
El Salvador
11,245 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Barbados rank
121st
El Salvador rank
120th

GDP per capita over time

  • Barbados
  • El Salvador
010.0k20.0k30.0k195019862023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 11,245 international-$ in 2021 prices against 10,831 international-$ in 2021 prices in Barbados, a difference of 414 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 121st and El Salvador ranks 120th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 11,156 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,624 international-$ in 2021 prices 8,532 international-$ in 2021 prices Barbados
1970s 15,408 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,178 international-$ in 2021 prices 12,230 international-$ in 2021 prices Barbados
1980s 15,054 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,055 international-$ in 2021 prices 11,999 international-$ in 2021 prices Barbados
1990s 21,983 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,939 international-$ in 2021 prices 18,044 international-$ in 2021 prices Barbados
2000s 22,317 international-$ in 2021 prices 6,166 international-$ in 2021 prices 16,151 international-$ in 2021 prices Barbados
2010s 14,694 international-$ in 2021 prices 8,664 international-$ in 2021 prices 6,030 international-$ in 2021 prices Barbados
2020s 10,138 international-$ in 2021 prices 10,593 international-$ in 2021 prices 455.25 international-$ in 2021 prices El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Barbados or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 11,245 international-$ in 2021 prices against 10,831 international-$ in 2021 prices in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Barbados and El Salvador?
414 international-$ in 2021 prices, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and El Salvador?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Barbados and El Salvador rank globally for gdp per capita?
Barbados ranks 121st and El Salvador ranks 120th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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