How does Barbados rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Barbados ranks 133rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.

Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in Barbados

Name: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in Barbados
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Barbados: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.896 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.896 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

133rd

of 205 countries

All-time high

0.9193 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1990

All-time low

0.6158 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1989

Years of data

1975–2025

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in Barbados, 1975–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in Barbados stood at 0.896 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in Barbados peaked at 0.9193 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6158 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1989.

Barbados ranks 133rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in Barbados, 1975 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1975	0.7413 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1976	0.7765 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1977	0.7849 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1978	0.7813 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1979	0.787 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1980	0.6695 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.9%
1981	0.6676 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1982	0.6553 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1983	0.6598 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1984	0.6658 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1985	0.6642 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1986	0.6381 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1987	0.6377 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1988	0.6333 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1989	0.6158 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1990	0.9193 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+49.3%
1991	0.9014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1992	0.8886 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1993	0.8731 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1994	0.8737 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1995	0.8883 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1996	0.8955 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1997	0.8912 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1998	0.8637 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1999	0.8636 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2000	0.8684 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2001	0.867 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2002	0.8821 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2003	0.8774 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2004	0.8784 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2005	0.8667 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2006	0.8799 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2007	0.8618 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2008	0.8694 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2009	0.8831 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2010	0.9088 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2011	0.9149 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2012	0.8979 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2013	0.9113 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2014	0.9103 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2015	0.8999 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2016	0.9005 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2017	0.892 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2018	0.8907 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2019	0.8924 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2020	0.898 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2021	0.8944 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2022	0.8997 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2023	0.8944 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2024	0.896 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2025	0.896 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.7742 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7413 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.787 current US$ per US$ of GDP	5
1980s	0.6507 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6158 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6695 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.8859 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8636 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9193 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.8734 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8618 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8831 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.9018 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8907 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9149 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.8964 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8944 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8997 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Barbados

130 Vanuatu 0.8977 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
131 Jordan 0.897 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
132 Mozambique 0.8968 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
134 Sweden 0.8956 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
135 Senegal 0.8956 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
136 Slovakia 0.895 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 25,416 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in Barbados?: Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in Barbados was 0.896 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 0.9193 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6158 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1989.
How does Barbados rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Barbados ranks 133rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 244 places, 10,945 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.