How does Barbados rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Barbados ranks 158th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Barbados

Name: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Barbados
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Barbados: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) was 0.0495 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0495 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 3.9%

World rank

158th

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.1041 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1990

All-time low

0.048 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2021

Years of data

1975–2024

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Barbados, 1975–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Barbados is 0.0495 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Barbados peaked at 0.1041 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.048 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.

That places Barbados 158th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Barbados, 1975 to 2024.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1975	0.0885 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1976	0.0971 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
1977	0.1033 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
1978	0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1979	0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1980	0.0901 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1981	0.0847 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1982	0.0878 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1983	0.096 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
1984	0.0975 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1985	0.0818 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.1%
1986	0.0737 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1987	0.0652 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
1988	0.0659 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1989	0.0578 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
1990	0.1041 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+80.1%
1991	0.0979 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1992	0.0881 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1993	0.0837 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1994	0.0788 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1995	0.0799 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1996	0.0789 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1997	0.0797 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1998	0.079 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1999	0.0763 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2000	0.0774 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2001	0.0779 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2002	0.0754 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2003	0.0809 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
2004	0.0777 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2005	0.0702 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
2006	0.0771 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
2007	0.0689 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
2008	0.0716 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
2009	0.0702 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2010	0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.6%
2011	0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
2012	0.0538 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
2013	0.0548 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2014	0.0521 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2015	0.0558 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
2016	0.0559 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2017	0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2018	0.0529 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2019	0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2020	0.051 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2021	0.048 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2022	0.0515 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
2023	0.0515 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2024	0.0495 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%

Barbados compared with similar countries

Barbados's 0.0495 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0949 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 52% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
Barbados's 0.0495 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.099 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 50% of the median. (39 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) 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	+80.1%	0.0578 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1041 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0982 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0885 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1033 current US$ per US$ of GDP	5
1980s	0.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0578 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0975 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0846 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0763 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1041 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0689 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0809 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0547 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0521 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0503 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.048 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0515 current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Barbados

155 Cape Verde 0.0519 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
156 Sudan 0.0513 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
157 Nepal 0.0498 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
159 Samoa 0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
160 Panama 0.048 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
161 Dominica 0.0478 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)
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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Barbados?: Manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Barbados was 0.0495 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 0.1041 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 0.048 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
How does Barbados rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Barbados ranks 158th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Manufacturing, value added (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.

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Indicator: Manufacturing, value added (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: 251 places, 10,052 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Manufacturing, value added (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.