Barbados
- Capital
- Bridgetown
- Region
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 283,000 (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Barbados rose 0.9% in 2025, slower than in most countries.
- Barbados' economy grew 2.7% in 2025, slower than most economies.
- Output per person in Barbados was US$28,365 in 2025, higher than in most countries.
- 6.5% of Barbados' labour force had no job in 2025, a higher share than in most countries.
- Barbados had 283,000 people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 179th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
Inflation
2025Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2000
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| Year | Barbados | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.9% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | 5.7% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | 1.6% |
| 2015 | −1.1% | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | 2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | 2.6% |
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Barbados | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.7% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −17.4% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | −0.3% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Barbados | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$28,365 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$26,897 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$25,584 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$24,393 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$21,084 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$19,181 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$21,929 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$21,378 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$20,871 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$20,311 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Barbados | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.5% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | 5.9% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Barbados |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 283,000 |
| 2024 | 282,000 |
| 2023 | 282,000 |
| 2022 | 282,000 |
| 2021 | 282,000 |
| 2020 | 282,000 |
| 2019 | 281,000 |
| 2018 | 281,000 |
| 2017 | 280,000 |
| 2016 | 280,000 |
No recent World Bank figure for Barbados: government debt, current account balance.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Barbados since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.