Barbados vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Services, value added per worker

Barbados
41,660 constant 2015 US$
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
6,003 constant 2015 US$
in 2025
Barbados rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
35th

Services, value added per worker over time

  • Barbados
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 41,660 constant 2015 US$ against 6,003 constant 2015 US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 35,657 constant 2015 US$.

That makes Barbados's figure about 6.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 176 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 27,563 constant 2015 US$ 4,934 constant 2015 US$ 22,629 constant 2015 US$ Barbados
2000s 35,222 constant 2015 US$ 5,590 constant 2015 US$ 29,632 constant 2015 US$ Barbados
2010s 41,314 constant 2015 US$ 6,523 constant 2015 US$ 34,791 constant 2015 US$ Barbados
2020s 38,913 constant 2015 US$ 6,116 constant 2015 US$ 32,797 constant 2015 US$ Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher services, value added per worker, Barbados or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Barbados, at 41,660 constant 2015 US$ against 6,003 constant 2015 US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in services, value added per worker between Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa?
35,657 constant 2015 US$, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for services, value added per worker?
Barbados ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB), published as Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$)
Unit
constant 2015 US$
Source
World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 7,068 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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. The core indicator has been divided by the number of workers in the economy to derive a measure of labor productivity. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.