World Bank WGI · updated 2026-10-03 · 214 economies tracked
64.9 (2025)
##66 of 214 economies
1.2×
0.97×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. Barbados climbed from #42 to #66 (overtook Macao SAR, China). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Barbados ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
GDP per Capita (Real), Rule of Law (percentile rank), AI Regulation and Ethics Readiness, Regulatory Quality (percentile rank)
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