Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) in Barbados
Barbados: Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) was 2,663 current LCU per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita in Barbados, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 2,663 current LCU per person for manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in Barbados peaked at 2,663 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 286.25 current LCU per person, in 1975.
That places Barbados 144th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 286.25 current LCU per person | — |
| 1976 | 337.23 current LCU per person | +17.8% |
| 1977 | 407.83 current LCU per person | +20.9% |
| 1978 | 446.83 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 542.45 current LCU per person | +21.4% |
| 1980 | 729.55 current LCU per person | +34.5% |
| 1981 | 751.97 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 812.34 current LCU per person | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 939.79 current LCU per person | +15.7% |
| 1984 | 1,036 current LCU per person | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 906.5 current LCU per person | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 893.55 current LCU per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 869.1 current LCU per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 931.86 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 903.88 current LCU per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 1,630 current LCU per person | +80.3% |
| 1991 | 1,534 current LCU per person | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 1,325 current LCU per person | -13.6% |
| 1993 | 1,331 current LCU per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1,303 current LCU per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 1,359 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 1,431 current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 1,526 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 1,705 current LCU per person | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 1,726 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1,808 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 1,814 current LCU per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,772 current LCU per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1,954 current LCU per person | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 2,003 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1,994 current LCU per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,409 current LCU per person | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 2,374 current LCU per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 2,517 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 2,288 current LCU per person | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 2,170 current LCU per person | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 2,345 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 2,132 current LCU per person | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 2,235 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 2,129 current LCU per person | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 2,281 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 2,271 current LCU per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2,319 current LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 2,264 current LCU per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 2,299 current LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,956 current LCU per person | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 2,026 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 2,514 current LCU per person | +24.1% |
| 2023 | 2,636 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 2,663 current LCU per person | +1.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 2,663 current LCU per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,574 current LCU per person, 41% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 2,663 current LCU per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,992 current LCU per person, 67% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +80.3% | 903.88 current LCU per person | 1,630 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 404.12 current LCU per person | 286.25 current LCU per person | 542.45 current LCU per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 877.46 current LCU per person | 729.55 current LCU per person | 1,036 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,487 current LCU per person | 1,303 current LCU per person | 1,726 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,093 current LCU per person | 1,772 current LCU per person | 2,517 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,244 current LCU per person | 2,129 current LCU per person | 2,345 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,359 current LCU per person | 1,956 current LCU per person | 2,663 current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 141 Portugal 3,207 current LCU per person compare
- 142 Zambia 2,897 current LCU per person compare
- 143 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,696 current LCU per person compare
- 145 Afghanistan 2,491 current LCU per person compare
- 146 Mozambique 2,487 current LCU per person compare
- 147 Croatia 2,433 current LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Barbados
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0583 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in Barbados?
- Manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in Barbados was 2,663 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2,663 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 286.25 current LCU per person in 1975.
- How does Barbados rank for manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita?
- Barbados ranks 144th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Manufacturing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.