Which has higher chemicals, Bahamas or Barbados?

Barbados, at 30.4% against 27.6% in Bahamas as of 1997.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?

10 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 1997.

Where does this data come from?

International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Barbados: Chemicals

Bahamas

27.6%

in 1998

Barbados

30.4%

in 1997

Bahamas rank

11th

Barbados rank

8th

Chemicals over time

Bahamas
Barbados

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 30.4% against 27.6% in Bahamas, a difference of 2.8%.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 11th and Barbados ranks 8th of 153 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Barbados in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Barbados	Difference	Ahead
1980s	39.1%	10.5%	28.6%	Bahamas
1990s	16.9%	27.1%	10.2%	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chemicals, Bahamas or Barbados?: Barbados, at 30.4% against 27.6% in Bahamas as of 1997.
What is the difference in chemicals between Bahamas and Barbados?: 2.8%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 1997.
How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for chemicals?: Bahamas ranks 11th and Barbados ranks 8th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing)
Unit: % of value added in manufacturing
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 5,452 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Manufacturing of chemicals and chemical products includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) division 24. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).