International statistics Basic indicators: Barbados

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22022430
GDP, current prices bn US$20247.2
GDP per capita, current prices US$202424,644
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20244.0
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20241.4
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP20231.9
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202313.2
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202375.4
Population 1,0002023282.3
Population, female % of total202352.1
Population density inhab. per km22022657
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202317.5
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population202316.1
Fertility rate, total births per woman20231.71
Life expectancy at birth - men years202373.6
Life expectancy at birth - women years202378.6
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants202230
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants202057
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births20239
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number202311
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number202315
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants20114,498
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20234.0
Labour force participation rate %202463.0
Labour force 1,0002024147
Self-employed persons %202320.5
Unemployment rate %20247.5
Youth unemployment rate %202423.7
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons20210.8
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$202322,870
Industrial production - Manufacturing index 2010 = 100201586.8
Industrial production index, manufacturing industry 2010 = 100201591.0
Agricultural land % of land area202223.3
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area202218.6
Forest area % of land area202214.7
Import of goods, total bn US$20232.1
Export of goods, total bn US$20230.5
Import of goods from Germany mn US$202319.7
Export of goods to Germany mn US$20230.3
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202234.3
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.20198
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20141.81
Primary energy use kg oe per capita20071,478
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20232.76
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.202243.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.2022114.6
Internet users per 100 inhab.202380.0
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.202237.5
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202362.3

As at 22 May 2025

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