Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Barbados

Barbados: Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total was 13.47 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
13.47 %
Change on year
up 33.5%
World rank
6th
of 68 countries
All-time high
13.77 %
in 2017
All-time low
10.09 %
in 2022
Years of data
7
2015–2023

Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Barbados, 2015–2023

0510152015201920232015: 11.3 %2016: 13.7 %2017: 13.8 %2018: 13.1 %2019: 12.3 %2022: 10.1 %2023: 13.5 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Barbados stood at 13.47 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.5% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Barbados peaked at 13.77 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.09 %, in 2022.

That places Barbados 6th out of 68 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National in Barbados, 2015 to 2023.
Year % Change
2015 11.26 %
2016 13.68 % +21.5%
2017 13.77 % +0.7%
2018 13.14 % -4.6%
2019 12.35 % -6.0%
2022 10.09 % -18.3%
2023 13.47 % +33.5%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 13.47 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.06 %, 2.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 13.47 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.57 %, 2.9× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 12.84 % 11.26 % 13.77 % 5
2020s 11.78 % 10.09 % 13.47 % 2

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 3 Palestine, State of 14.92 % compare
  2. 3 Türkiye 1.54 % compare
  3. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -6.09 % compare
  4. 4 Seychelles 14.61 % compare
  5. 5 Jamaica 14.15 %
  6. 5 Viet Nam -7.13 % compare
  7. 6 United Republic of Tanzania -7.45 % compare
  8. 7 Grenada 13.25 % compare
  9. 7 Timor-Leste -10.19 % compare
  10. 8 Botswana 12.88 % compare
  11. 9 Slovakia 12.74 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Barbados?
Gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Barbados was 13.47 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 13.77 % in 2017.
What is the lowest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 10.09 % in 2022.
How does Barbados rank for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total?
Barbados ranks 6th out of 68 countries with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
77 places, 1,154 data points, 2000–2025
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.