Barbados vs Samoa: Annual growth of GDP per employed person
Barbados
3.0%
in 2025
Samoa
2.9%
in 2025
Barbados rank
46th
Samoa rank
49th
Annual growth of GDP per employed person over time
- Barbados
- Samoa
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Barbados ranks 46th and Samoa ranks 49th of 187 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 3.3% | 2.6% | Samoa |
| 2010s | -0.4% | 2.7% | 3.1% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 4.1% | 2.8% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth of gdp per employed person, Barbados or Samoa?
- Barbados, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth of gdp per employed person between Barbados and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Samoa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Samoa rank globally for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Barbados ranks 46th and Samoa ranks 49th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).