Human development index vs gdp per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.811 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Barbados, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human development index vs gdp per capita in Barbados is 0.811, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.811 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.73, in 1990.
Barbados ranks 69th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7423 | 0.73 | 0.756 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7782 | 0.762 | 0.798 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8006 | 0.794 | 0.808 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.806 | 0.803 | 0.811 | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Barbados
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.8466 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 23,014 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 4.95 (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 6.50 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 23,014 (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 human development index vs gdp per capita in Barbados?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Barbados was 0.811 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.811 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.73 in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 69th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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