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Barbados · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Barbados

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Bridgetown High income Nation age 403 years (since 1623) i BRB · BB
NationsTree Index 2025 i50.686th of 196 Tree height 2025 i1.6 msee ranking Military strength i4percentile
Population i282,623179th of 217 Area i431 km²195th of 216 GDP i$8.02 bn159th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$7.32 bn intl.166th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$25,894 intl.89th of 199 Life expectancy i76.3 years96th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i63
Strength · trunk i16
Quality of life · crown i58
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i64
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i43
CSV

In short

Barbados is 86th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 50.6 out of 100; its tree is 1.6 m tall.

It has 282,623 people and an economy of $7.32 bn at purchasing power parity, 166th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Political stability (17th of 207) and Hospital beds (13th of 145).

Its weakest positions: Renewable freshwater per person (162nd of 183), General government gross debt (162nd of 189) and Renewable energy (166th of 212).

Over five years it climbed from 89th to 86th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 431 195th/216
Land area ikm² 431 194th/216
Population ipeople 282,623 179th/217
Population growth i% 0.06% 167th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 655.4 14th/216
Urban population i% 59.7% 126th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 17.1% 153rd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 17.1% 56th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $8.02 bn 159th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $7.32 bn 166th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $6.25 bn 166th/199
GDP per person iUSD $28,365 61st/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $25,894 89th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $27,080 53rd/201
GDP growth i% 2.7% 127th/210
Inflation i% 0.8% 31st/180
Unemployment i% 6.5% 119th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 125.0%2016
General government gross debt i% of GDP 96.2% 162nd/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -0.2% 40th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 1.6% 156th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 12.2% 172nd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 4.9% 153rd/192
Services i% of GDP 75.8% 17th/200

Trade

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Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 4.8% 76th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 41.2% 73rd/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 43.7% 36th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 8.5% 43rd/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 19.9% 32nd/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -5.9% 149th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 3.4% 64th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.3% 142nd/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.31% 61st/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.01% 86th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.01% 152nd/209
Arable land i% of land area 16.2% 67th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 283 162nd/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 966,000 99th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $1.07 bn 70th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 44.4% 19th/168

Society & health

64
Life expectancy iyears 76.3 96th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 9.8 74th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 2.96 60th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 6.4 13th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 94% 66th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 78.1%2000
Secondary enrolment i% gross 104.4% 43rd/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 25.9% 56th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 5.4% 121st/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 50.8% 78th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.811 69th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 34.12016
Extreme poverty i% of population 1.7%2016

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Internet users i% of population 70.4% 122nd/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 115 107th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 37.5 35th/208
Air passengers carried ipassengers 01991

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 2.52 100th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 5.5% 166th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 10.9 53rd/200
Forest area i% of land area 14.6% 144th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,4782007

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 64.9 60th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 72.8 26th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 70.5 51st/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 88.0 17th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 62.3 63rd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 77.6 33rd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 7.4 110th/145

Military

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Armed forces personnel ipeople 1,000 161st/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.69% 95th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 10.0 m2009

Science & innovation

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Patent applications by residents iapplications 1 126th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 57 150th/197

Compare Barbados with

ArubaBahamasBelizeCayman IslandsSurinameUS Virgin Islands

Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Barbados — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/barbados. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Barbados — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/barbados. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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