Aruba vs Barbados: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Aruba
1.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Barbados
1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Aruba rank
144th
Barbados rank
141st
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Aruba
- Barbados
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Aruba, a difference of 0.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Aruba's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Aruba ranks 144th and Barbados ranks 141st of 205 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1263 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1131 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1807 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2037 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Aruba or Barbados?
- Barbados, at 1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Aruba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Aruba and Barbados?
- 0.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Barbados?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Aruba and Barbados rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Aruba ranks 144th and Barbados ranks 141st of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.