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Barbados - Unemployment Rate 6.52

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

6.52 (2025)

Global rank

##118 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.3×

Growth since 1991

0.29×

Ranking Race — Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#31#61#91#121#151#18119911996200120062011201620212025#183#1182023 overtook Croatia2024 overtook Central African Republic
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Barbados climbed from #183 to #118 (overtook Croatia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Barbados ↓

Key Events — Barbados

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1996
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
1999
Climbed 25 places in global rank auto
2008
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2015
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2022
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Croatia in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Central African Republic in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120256.4512.4818.5124.54

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