Barbados vs Peru: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
Barbados
1.5%
in 2017
Peru
1.6%
in 2025
Barbados rank
113th
Peru rank
111th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 113th and Peru ranks 111th of 194 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 0.9% | 1.8% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 1.7% | 1.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.5% | 1.2% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp, Barbados or Peru?
- Peru, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between Barbados and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Peru?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Barbados and Peru rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 113th and Peru ranks 111th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money sent or brought back by migrants refers to remittances a country has received in this year.