Barbados vs Kuwait: Textiles and clothing

Barbados
3.3%
in 1997
Kuwait
3.2%
in 2021
Barbados rank
82nd
Kuwait rank
85th

Textiles and clothing over time

  • Barbados
  • Kuwait
0510152025196719942021

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 3.3% against 3.2% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 82nd and Kuwait ranks 85th of 154 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 16.9% 5.6% 11.3% Barbados
1980s 11.2% 5.8% 5.4% Barbados
1990s 3.9% 5.4% 1.5% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher textiles and clothing, Barbados or Kuwait?
Barbados, at 3.3% against 3.2% in Kuwait as of 1997.
What is the difference in textiles and clothing between Barbados and Kuwait?
0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Kuwait?
28 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1997.
How do Barbados and Kuwait rank globally for textiles and clothing?
Barbados ranks 82nd and Kuwait ranks 85th of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Textiles and clothing (% 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
154 places, 5,745 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed

Textiles and clothing refers to industries in ISIC (rev. 3) divisions 17-19 and includes manufacturing of textiles, apparel, dyeing of fur, and tanning of leather. 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).