Manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre was 0.012 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre in Barbados stood at 0.012 units per square kilometre.
The figure is down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 0.0242 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0112 units per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Barbados 12th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0206 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 0.024 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.021 units per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0197 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0223 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0227 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.019 units per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0153 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0242 units per square kilometre | +80.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0205 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0195 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0177 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.018 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0188 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0179 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.016 units per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.012 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, 39.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.012 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, 46.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | 0.0242 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | 0.0206 units per square kilometre | 0.024 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | 0.0227 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0197 units per square kilometre | 0.0177 units per square kilometre | 0.0242 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0174 units per square kilometre | 0.016 units per square kilometre | 0.0188 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | 0.012 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0156 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Marshall Islands 0.0146 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Aruba 0.0131 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Grenada 0.0104 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Seychelles 0.0104 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0094 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Barbados?
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre in Barbados was 0.012 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0242 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0112 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 12th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 to gdp, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manufacturing value added to gdp divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Manufacturing value added to gdp ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.