Barbados vs Serbia: Economic Indicators Comparison
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Barbados |  Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $5.1B | $50.6B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | -0.5% | 4.4% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 0.7% | 2% |
| Population | 286k | 7M |
| GDP per capita | $18k | $7.2k |
| GDP per capita growth | -0.64% | 4.97% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 1.93 | 41.64 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.97 | 0.42 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $19k | $18k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $4.4B | $44.6B |
| GNI per capita | $15k | $6.4k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $4.7B | $115.5B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $16k | $17k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Barbados | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 40% | 10% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 5.5% | 15% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 3.6% | 2% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 3.6% | 2.1% |
| Unemployment | 9.6% | 13.5% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 61.4 | 66 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 8.22 | 7.84 |
| Human Freedom Index | 7.21 | 7.19 |
| Property Rights Index | 56.6 | 55.4 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 36.1 | 46.8 |
| Business Freedom Index | 69.4 | 72.6 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 63.1 | 94.1 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 60 | 66.9 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 70 | 70 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 60 | 50 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 56.6 | 78 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 77.9 | 80.7 |
| Government Spending Index | 69.2 | 49.7 |
| Tax Burden Index | 73.6 | 83.7 |
| Government Integrity Index | 44 | 44 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 68 | 39 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 79 | 76.1 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 0.8 | 15.6 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 10.5 | 1.1 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 680k | 1.7M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Barbados | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 124.5% | 54.3% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | N/A | 71.7% |
| External debt stocks | N/A | $34.3B |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | N/A | 16.4% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | N/A | 22.3% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | -6.8% | -3.2% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | -0.5% | 18.6% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 11.3% | 22.7% |
| Total reserves including gold | $431.8M | $12.9B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $195.1M | $4.1B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Barbados | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 42% | 50.8% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 40.9% | 59.3% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$248.2M | -$2.6B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 26.7% | 32.8% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $13.8M | $334.6M |
| Personal remittances received | $108.3M | $4.3B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 14% | 25.5% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 1.3% | 6.3% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $12.1M | $289.7M |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $33.4M | $57.9M |
| Expense, % of GDP | 35.2% | 36.9% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 32% | 40.9% |
