Barbados vs Haiti: Economic Indicators Comparison
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Barbados |  Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $5.1B | $9.7B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | -0.5% | 1.5% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 0.7% | 1.6% |
| Population | 286k | 11M |
| GDP per capita | $18k | $868 |
| GDP per capita growth | -0.64% | 0.2% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 1.93 | 30.43 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.97 | 0.47 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $19k | $1.9k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $4.4B | $8.9B |
| GNI per capita | $15k | $800 |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $4.7B | $20.9B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $16k | $1.9k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Barbados | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 40% | 30% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 5.5% | 30% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 3.6% | 13.5% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 3.6% | 12.8% |
| Unemployment | 9.6% | 13.5% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 61.4 | 52.3 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 8.22 | 7.33 |
| Human Freedom Index | 7.21 | 7.04 |
| Property Rights Index | 56.6 | 16.4 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 36.1 | 23.3 |
| Business Freedom Index | 69.4 | 33.6 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 63.1 | 96.3 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 60 | 62.3 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 70 | 45 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 60 | 30 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 56.6 | 67 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 77.9 | 61.5 |
| Government Spending Index | 69.2 | 89.4 |
| Tax Burden Index | 73.6 | 80.2 |
| Government Integrity Index | 44 | 22.3 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 68 | 20 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 79 | 63.3 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 0.8 | 11.7 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 5.6 | 15.1 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 10.5 | 10 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 680k | 447k |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Barbados | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 124.5% | 33% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | N/A | 22.8% |
| External debt stocks | N/A | $2.2B |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | N/A | 0% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | N/A | 1.2% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | -6.8% | 17.6% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | -0.5% | 24.4% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 11.3% | 29% |
| Total reserves including gold | $431.8M | $2.4B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $195.1M | $105M |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Barbados | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 42% | 17.1% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 40.9% | 58.5% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$248.2M | -$343M |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 26.7% | N/A |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $13.8M | $790.3M |
| Personal remittances received | $108.3M | $3.1B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 14% | 66.2% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 1.3% | 18.9% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $12.1M | $577k |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $33.4M | $25.3M |
| Expense, % of GDP | 35.2% | N/A |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 32% | 18.8% |
