Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Barbados, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0 units per person for manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0 units per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2021.
That places Barbados 28th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -10.9% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -16.4% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +79.8% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -21.9% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -4.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per person, 6.7× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 units per person, 6.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing value added to gdp, per 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 | +79.8% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 25 Saint Lucia 0 units per person compare
- 26 New Caledonia 0 units per person compare
- 27 Curacao 0 units per person compare
- 29 French Polynesia 0 units per person compare
- 30 Belize 0 units per person compare
- 31 Puerto Rico 0 units 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 to gdp, per capita in Barbados?
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Barbados was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 28th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 to gdp, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manufacturing value added to gdp 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 to gdp ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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 to gdp divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.