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

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Panama: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP

Barbados

0.0495 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Panama

0.048 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Barbados rank

158th

Panama rank

160th

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Barbados
Panama

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.0495 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.048 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Panama, a difference of 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Panama ahead.

Barbados ranks 158th and Panama ranks 160th of 203 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0982 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.186 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0878 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Panama
1980s	0.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1643 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0842 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Panama
1990s	0.0846 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1323 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0477 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Panama
2000s	0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0798 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Panama
2010s	0.0547 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Panama
2020s	0.0503 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0518 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp, Barbados or Panama?: Barbados, at 0.0495 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.048 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp between Barbados and Panama?: 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Panama?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Panama rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Barbados ranks 158th and Panama ranks 160th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 10,052 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.