GDP growth in Barbados
Barbados: GDP growth was 2.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Barbados, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 2.7% for gdp growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.8% on the previous year and up 449.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Barbados peaked at 15.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -17.4%, in 2020.
Barbados ranks 128th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | -5.1% | 11.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.0% | -4.7% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | -4.9% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | -5.7% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | -5.0% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9% | -8.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | -17.4% | 15.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Barbados
- GNI 7.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita 23,014 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita growth 2.6% (2025)
- Inflation, consumer prices 0.8% (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold 1.65 billion current US$ (2024)
- Total reserves 1.65 billion includes gold, current US$ (2024)
- GDP per capita 54,263 constant LCU (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method 7.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- GDP 16.03 billion current LCU (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 12.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Barbados?
- Gdp growth in Barbados was 2.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.4% in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for gdp growth?
- Barbados ranks 128th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 449.5%. 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 growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.