Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita was 7.44 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Barbados, 1990–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Barbados stood at 7.44 homicides per 100,000 population.
The figure is down 51.2% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Barbados peaked at 17.07 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.49 homicides per 100,000 population, in 1995.
Barbados ranks 45th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.53 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.49 homicides per 100,000 population | 13.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.96 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 17.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 15.23 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 42 Seychelles 7.97 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 43 El Salvador 7.9 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 44 Russia 7.82 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 46 Kiribati 7.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Cape Verde 6.99 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 48 Paraguay 6.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More economy & growth data for Barbados
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.8% (2025)
- GDP per capita 23,014 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 4.9% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 6.50 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 23,014 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 2 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 181.00 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 90.50 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.67 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 833.40 million current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Barbados?
- Homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Barbados was 7.44 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 17.07 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.49 homicides per 100,000 population in 1995.
- How does Barbados rank for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 45th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.