Barbados vs Tonga: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Barbados
1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Tonga
2.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Barbados rank
141st
Tonga rank
139th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 2.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Barbados, a difference of 0.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 141st and Tonga ranks 139th of 205 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7332 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8234 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3078 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6219 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0369 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1045 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1617 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Tonga |
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, Barbados or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 2.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Barbados and Tonga?
- 0.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Tonga?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Tonga rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 141st and Tonga ranks 139th 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.