Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Barbados
Barbados: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) was -4.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Barbados, 1976–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Barbados is -4.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 133.6% on the previous year and down 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Barbados peaked at 28.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -28.7%, in 2021.
That places Barbados 178th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7.2% | — |
| 1977 | 2.0% | -72.5% |
| 1978 | -0.1% | -102.9% |
| 1979 | 8.2% | -14296.2% |
| 1980 | 5.5% | -33.7% |
| 1981 | -17.2% | -414.4% |
| 1982 | -2.5% | -85.5% |
| 1983 | 3.9% | -256.8% |
| 1984 | 9.4% | +140.6% |
| 1985 | -0.5% | -105.6% |
| 1986 | 4.5% | -954.5% |
| 1987 | -11.2% | -347.7% |
| 1988 | -5.9% | -47.6% |
| 1989 | -9.0% | +52.9% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | -180.0% |
| 1991 | -3.4% | -147.7% |
| 1992 | -9.7% | +182.4% |
| 1993 | -4.6% | -52.0% |
| 1994 | -0.2% | -96.0% |
| 1995 | -0.4% | +100.4% |
| 1996 | 17.7% | -4817.4% |
| 1997 | -0.6% | -103.6% |
| 1998 | -13.3% | +1988.2% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | -170.9% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | -60.6% |
| 2001 | -9.5% | -354.2% |
| 2002 | -4.2% | -56.2% |
| 2003 | -4.0% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | -7.3% | +83.4% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -210.7% |
| 2006 | -5.6% | -169.4% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -124.2% |
| 2008 | -11.9% | -983.3% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | -197.9% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -39.2% |
| 2011 | -7.3% | -203.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -112.5% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +157.6% |
| 2014 | -2.6% | -209.0% |
| 2015 | -8.6% | +232.1% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -118.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +43.8% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | +1172.2% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -91.9% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +597.2% |
| 2021 | -28.7% | -279.6% |
| 2022 | -18.0% | -37.2% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | -170.3% |
| 2024 | -4.2% | -133.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's -4.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%. (67 countries reporting)
- Barbados's -4.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +14296.2% | -0.1% | 8.2% |
| 1996 | +4817.4% | -0.4% | 17.7% |
| 1998 | -1988.2% | -0.6% | -13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | -0.1% | 8.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | -2.3% | -17.2% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | -13.3% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.8% | -11.9% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | -8.6% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.5% | -28.7% | 16.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More economy & growth data for Barbados
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 85.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -64.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 55.55 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -66.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 40.56 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Barbados?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Barbados was -4.2% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.7% in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Barbados ranks 178th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.