Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Barbados
Barbados: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 3.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Barbados, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Barbados stood at 3.0%.
The figure is down 17.7% on the previous year and up 212.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Barbados peaked at 7.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -10.8%, in 2020.
That places Barbados 47th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | -2.3% | -184.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -118.5% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +388.4% |
| 2004 | -1.9% | -189.0% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -249.2% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +80.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -98.8% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +1533.3% |
| 2009 | -3.2% | -430.6% |
| 2010 | -1.6% | -50.0% |
| 2011 | -0.3% | -83.3% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -551.9% |
| 2013 | -2.6% | -313.1% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -223.5% |
| 2015 | -2.6% | -182.6% |
| 2016 | -1.4% | -45.7% |
| 2017 | -0.1% | -91.0% |
| 2018 | -1.3% | +876.9% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -222.0% |
| 2020 | -10.8% | -798.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -109.4% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +650.0% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -54.2% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | -17.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 3.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 2.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 3.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3%, 2.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | -3.2% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4% | -2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | -10.8% | 7.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -64.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 55.55 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -66.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 40.56 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Barbados?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Barbados was 3.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.8% in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Barbados ranks 47th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 212.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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