Barbados vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square

Barbados
15.02 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
308,473 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
21st
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
19th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square over time

  • Barbados
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
05.0M10.0M15.0M197519992023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 15.02 million current US$ per square kilometre against 308,473 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 14.72 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 48.7 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 21st and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th of 204 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 980,582 current US$ per square kilometre 25,938 current US$ per square kilometre 954,643 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre 37,039 current US$ per square kilometre 2.12 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 4.74 million current US$ per square kilometre 78,166 current US$ per square kilometre 4.66 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 7.69 million current US$ per square kilometre 130,108 current US$ per square kilometre 7.56 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 12.00 million current US$ per square kilometre 250,609 current US$ per square kilometre 11.75 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 13.27 million current US$ per square kilometre 256,850 current US$ per square kilometre 13.02 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square, Barbados or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Barbados, at 15.02 million current US$ per square kilometre against 308,473 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square between Barbados and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
14.72 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square?
Barbados ranks 21st and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 10,300 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.