GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Barbados
Barbados: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 56,730 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Barbados, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 56,730 current LCU per person for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Barbados peaked at 56,730 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19,151 current LCU per person, in 1992.
Barbados ranks 134th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19,931 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 19,954 current LCU per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 19,151 current LCU per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 20,247 current LCU per person | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 21,062 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 21,670 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 23,082 current LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 24,388 current LCU per person | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 27,494 current LCU per person | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 28,801 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 29,735 current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 29,645 current LCU per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 29,953 current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 30,757 current LCU per person | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 32,821 current LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 36,204 current LCU per person | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 39,783 current LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 43,898 current LCU per person | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 44,739 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 41,502 current LCU per person | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 39,447 current LCU per person | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 40,292 current LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 39,623 current LCU per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 40,769 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 40,847 current LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 40,859 current LCU per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40,623 current LCU per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 41,742 current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 42,756 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 43,859 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 38,362 current LCU per person | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 42,169 current LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 48,786 current LCU per person | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 51,168 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 53,794 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 56,730 current LCU per person | +5.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 56,730 current LCU per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 70,749 current LCU per person, 80% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 56,730 current LCU per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68,590 current LCU per person, 83% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,578 current LCU per person | 19,151 current LCU per person | 28,801 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,904 current LCU per person | 29,645 current LCU per person | 44,739 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,082 current LCU per person | 39,447 current LCU per person | 43,859 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,501 current LCU per person | 38,362 current LCU per person | 56,730 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 131 Netherlands 65,208 current LCU per person compare
- 132 Channel Islands 60,007 current LCU per person compare
- 133 Brazil 59,858 current LCU per person compare
- 135 Malaysia 56,231 current LCU per person compare
- 136 Austria 55,691 current LCU per person compare
- 137 San Marino 55,371 current LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Barbados
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 18.57 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 65.74 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 303.06 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Barbados?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Barbados was 56,730 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 56,730 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,151 current LCU per person in 1992.
- How does Barbados rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Barbados ranks 134th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.