Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Barbados
Barbados: Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) was 1.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.8%
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
168th
of 205 countries
All-time high
3.3%
in 2020
All-time low
1.4%
in 2008
Years of data
22
2003–2024
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Barbados, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture value added share of gdp in Barbados stood at 1.8%.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Barbados peaked at 3.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2008.
That places Barbados 168th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.9% | — |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +28.1% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +24.1% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +34.4% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -31.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -28.4% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -4.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 96% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.8%, 30% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 3.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 166 Antigua and Barbuda 1.9% compare
- 167 Canada 1.8% compare
- 169 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.7% compare
- 170 Botswana 1.6% compare
- 171 South Sudan 1.6% compare
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 value added share of gdp in Barbados?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Barbados was 1.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2008.
- How does Barbados rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 168th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture value added share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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