Barbados vs South Africa: Inflation, GDP deflator
Barbados
2.7%
in 2025
South Africa
2.8%
in 2025
Barbados rank
132nd
South Africa rank
130th
Inflation, GDP deflator over time
- Barbados
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Barbados ranks 132nd and South Africa ranks 130th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 3.2% | 1.0% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 13.9% | 10.9% | 3.0% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 15.7% | 5.5% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 11.1% | 7.6% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 7.8% | 5.0% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 5.4% | 0.8% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 4.7% | 2.2% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, gdp deflator, Barbados or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.8% against 2.7% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, gdp deflator between Barbados and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and South Africa rank globally for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Barbados ranks 132nd and South Africa ranks 130th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.