GDP per capita growth in Barbados
Barbados: GDP per capita growth was 2.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Barbados, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 2.6% for gdp per capita growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.4% on the previous year and up 364.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Barbados peaked at 15.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -17.5%, in 2020.
That places Barbados 98th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Barbados, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.7% | — |
| 1962 | 8.1% | +21.7% |
| 1963 | -6.0% | -174.2% |
| 1964 | 4.0% | -165.8% |
| 1965 | 10.3% | +160.6% |
| 1966 | 2.9% | -71.8% |
| 1967 | 9.7% | +233.4% |
| 1968 | 6.3% | -35.1% |
| 1969 | 7.1% | +13.2% |
| 1970 | 9.5% | +33.7% |
| 1971 | 4.0% | -58.0% |
| 1972 | 1.1% | -73.2% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | -4.8% | -550.0% |
| 1975 | -2.1% | -57.4% |
| 1976 | 4.2% | -306.7% |
| 1977 | 3.6% | -16.1% |
| 1978 | 4.9% | +37.6% |
| 1979 | 8.0% | +63.3% |
| 1980 | 4.3% | -46.8% |
| 1981 | -2.2% | -151.3% |
| 1982 | -5.2% | +138.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -102.8% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | +2102.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -77.0% |
| 1986 | 4.8% | +543.4% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | -51.3% |
| 1988 | 3.3% | +42.3% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | -3.5% | -200.7% |
| 1991 | -4.2% | +20.3% |
| 1992 | -6.0% | +43.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -108.3% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | +256.2% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | +109.6% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | +21.1% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -21.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -91.8% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | +1423.9% |
| 2001 | -2.5% | -154.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -105.2% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +1092.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -46.2% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +308.9% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +63.1% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -71.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -93.3% |
| 2009 | -5.5% | -5233.0% |
| 2010 | -8.5% | +53.6% |
| 2011 | -0.4% | -95.3% |
| 2012 | -3.1% | +687.6% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | -97.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -935.6% |
| 2015 | -1.0% | -278.8% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -219.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -62.5% |
| 2018 | -0.4% | -198.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -114.5% |
| 2020 | -17.5% | -27397.2% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -144.7% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +102.3% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -88.6% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +83.6% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | -20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4% | -6.0% | 10.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.0% | -4.8% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | -5.2% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | -6.0% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | -5.5% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.1% | -8.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | -17.5% | 15.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 39,942 constant LCU per person (2024)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 5.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.896 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 25,416 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 5.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 50,832 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Barbados?
- Gdp per capita growth in Barbados was 2.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.5% in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Barbados ranks 98th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 364.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.