Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per capita was 48,608 constant LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per capita in Barbados, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per person.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 48,608 constant LCU per person for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant lcu), per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant lcu), per capita in Barbados peaked at 53,116 constant LCU per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 22,142 constant LCU per person, in 1975.
That places Barbados 103rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22,142 constant LCU per person | — |
| 1976 | 23,527 constant LCU per person | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 24,257 constant LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 25,705 constant LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 27,705 constant LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 28,871 constant LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 28,435 constant LCU per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 26,709 constant LCU per person | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 26,755 constant LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 27,517 constant LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 27,335 constant LCU per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 28,723 constant LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 29,456 constant LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 30,637 constant LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 31,977 constant LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 30,757 constant LCU per person | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 29,368 constant LCU per person | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 27,064 constant LCU per person | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 27,384 constant LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 28,273 constant LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 28,993 constant LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 30,120 constant LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 31,674 constant LCU per person | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 32,352 constant LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 32,376 constant LCU per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 33,681 constant LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 32,849 constant LCU per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 33,079 constant LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 33,470 constant LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 33,821 constant LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 32,866 constant LCU per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 51,738 constant LCU per person | +57.4% |
| 2007 | 52,854 constant LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 53,116 constant LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 49,107 constant LCU per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 44,617 constant LCU per person | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 44,477 constant LCU per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 43,018 constant LCU per person | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 43,063 constant LCU per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 43,401 constant LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 42,865 constant LCU per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 43,369 constant LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 43,677 constant LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 43,551 constant LCU per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 43,470 constant LCU per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 36,236 constant LCU per person | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 39,433 constant LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 45,094 constant LCU per person | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 45,765 constant LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 47,356 constant LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 48,608 constant LCU per person | +2.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 48,608 constant LCU per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 49,749 constant LCU per person, 98% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 48,608 constant LCU per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30,419 constant LCU per person, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per capita in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +57.4% | 32,866 constant LCU per person | 51,738 constant LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24,667 constant LCU per person | 22,142 constant LCU per person | 27,705 constant LCU per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 28,642 constant LCU per person | 26,709 constant LCU per person | 31,977 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,836 constant LCU per person | 27,064 constant LCU per person | 32,376 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,658 constant LCU per person | 32,849 constant LCU per person | 53,116 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,551 constant LCU per person | 42,865 constant LCU per person | 44,617 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,749 constant LCU per person | 36,236 constant LCU per person | 48,608 constant LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 100 Isle of Man 54,927 constant LCU per person compare
- 101 Mauritania 51,565 constant LCU per person compare
- 102 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 50,890 constant LCU per person compare
- 104 Malaysia 47,613 constant LCU per person compare
- 105 Namibia 47,052 constant LCU per person compare
- 106 Ukraine 46,484 constant 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0583 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant lcu), per capita in Barbados?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant lcu), per capita in Barbados was 48,608 constant LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 53,116 constant LCU per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,142 constant LCU per person in 1975.
- How does Barbados rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant lcu), per capita?
- Barbados ranks 103rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant lcu), per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- 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
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.