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
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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About this data
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.