Real GDP growth in Barbados

Real GDP in Barbados changed by 2.7% in 2025.

Measure: Real GDP growth (World Bank) Unit: Annual % change Data: 1961 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Barbados, 2025 2.7% Annual % change
Change from 2024 −0.7percentage points 2024: 3.4%
World, 2025 2.9% Official aggregate
Position in 2025 116th of 186 See the full ranking

Real GDP growth in Barbados over time

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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Real GDP growth (World Bank) (annual % change), 2001 to 2025
Period BarbadosWorld
2025 2.7% 2.9%
2024 3.4% 2.9%
2023 1.8% 2.9%
2022 15.9% 3.4%
2021 8.0% 6.5%
2020 -17.4% -2.9%
2019 0.2% 2.7%
2018 -0.3% 3.3%
2017 0.7% 3.4%
2016 1.4% 2.8%
2015 -0.8% 3.1%
2014 0.8% 3.2%
2013 0.2% 2.9%
2012 -2.9% 2.7%
2011 -0.1% 3.3%
2010 -8.1% 4.5%
2009 -5.0% -1.3%
2008 0.6% 2.1%
2007 2.1% 4.4%
2006 6.1% 4.5%
2005 4.0% 4.1%
2004 1.4% 4.5%
2003 2.2% 3.1%
2002 0.8% 2.3%
2001 -2.4% 2.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 3.4% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -0.8%, the figure has changed by +3.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, Barbados has the 116th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 2.9%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2025 for Barbados
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices