GDP per capita in Barbados

Barbados: GDP per capita was 22,127 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
22,127 international-$ in 2021 prices
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
89th
of 198 countries
All-time high
23,657 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2008
All-time low
16,400 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2020
Years of data
36
1990–2025

GDP per capita in Barbados, 1990–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200720251990: 19.2k international-$ in 2021 prices1991: 18.4k international-$ in 2021 prices1992: 17.3k international-$ in 2021 prices1993: 17.4k international-$ in 2021 prices1994: 17.7k international-$ in 2021 prices1995: 18.0k international-$ in 2021 prices1996: 18.7k international-$ in 2021 prices1997: 19.6k international-$ in 2021 prices1998: 20.3k international-$ in 2021 prices1999: 20.4k international-$ in 2021 prices2000: 21.3k international-$ in 2021 prices2001: 20.8k international-$ in 2021 prices2002: 20.8k international-$ in 2021 prices2003: 21.1k international-$ in 2021 prices2004: 21.3k international-$ in 2021 prices2005: 22.0k international-$ in 2021 prices2006: 23.3k international-$ in 2021 prices2007: 23.6k international-$ in 2021 prices2008: 23.7k international-$ in 2021 prices2009: 22.4k international-$ in 2021 prices2010: 20.5k international-$ in 2021 prices2011: 20.4k international-$ in 2021 prices2012: 19.7k international-$ in 2021 prices2013: 19.7k international-$ in 2021 prices2014: 19.8k international-$ in 2021 prices2015: 19.6k international-$ in 2021 prices2016: 19.9k international-$ in 2021 prices2017: 20.0k international-$ in 2021 prices2018: 19.9k international-$ in 2021 prices2019: 19.9k international-$ in 2021 prices2020: 16.4k international-$ in 2021 prices2021: 17.7k international-$ in 2021 prices2022: 20.5k international-$ in 2021 prices2023: 20.9k international-$ in 2021 prices2024: 21.6k international-$ in 2021 prices2025: 22.1k international-$ in 2021 prices

Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.

Analysis

In 2025, gdp per capita in Barbados stood at 22,127 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Barbados peaked at 23,657 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2008 and was at its lowest, 16,400 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2020.

That places Barbados 89th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18,690 international-$ in 2021 prices 17,284 international-$ in 2021 prices 20,373 international-$ in 2021 prices 10
2000s 22,029 international-$ in 2021 prices 20,783 international-$ in 2021 prices 23,657 international-$ in 2021 prices 10
2010s 19,942 international-$ in 2021 prices 19,642 international-$ in 2021 prices 20,465 international-$ in 2021 prices 10
2020s 19,855 international-$ in 2021 prices 16,400 international-$ in 2021 prices 22,127 international-$ in 2021 prices 6

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 86 Albania 22,724 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
  2. 87 Thailand 22,432 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
  3. 88 Azerbaijan 22,314 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
  4. 90 Mexico 21,912 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
  5. 91 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21,178 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
  6. 92 Armenia 21,154 international-$ in 2021 prices compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdp per capita in Barbados?
Gdp per capita in Barbados was 22,127 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 23,657 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2008.
What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 16,400 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2020.
How does Barbados rank for gdp per capita?
Barbados ranks 89th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GDP per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 6,959 data points, 1990–2025
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