Barbados

GDP growth in Barbados

GDP growth in Barbados: 4.4% a year in 1980 and 2.7% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
2.7% a year
Since 1980
−1.7 percentage points
Rank, 2025
86 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
2% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% a year · IMF

GDP growth in BarbadosGDP growth in Barbados: 4.4% a year in 1980 and 2.7% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 16% a year in 2022, the lowest -17.4% a year in 2020.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBarbados
20252.7
20243.4
20231.8
202216
20218
2020-17.4
20190.2
2018-0.3
20170.7
20161.4
2015-0.8
20140.8
20130.2
2012-2.9
2011-0.1
2010-2.2
2009-4.8
20080.7
20072.3
20065.7
20054
20041.4
20032.2
20020.8
2001-2.4
20004.5
19990.3
19983.7
19974.7
19964
19952
19942
19930.8
1992-5.7
1991-3.9
1990-3.3
19893.6
19883.5
19872.6
19865.1
19851.1
19843.6
19830.5
1982-4.9
1981-1.9
19804.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBarbados
20261.8
20272.2
20282.1
20292
20302
20312

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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