01 · Economic overview

What should a reader know first?

Latest values orient the reader; the three-era analysis below shows how the economic record developed.

Nominal GDP$7.60B2024 · Latest current-price total · World rank 161 of 210

Real GDP growth3.4%2024 · Latest constant-price annual change · Constant-price annual change

GDP per capita$26,8972024 · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted

Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Share of the official world total · Official world aggregate denominator

Largest broad activity44.0%2024 · Largest broad production activity · Other activities

Manufacturing5.5%2024 · Share of total gross value added · World gap −10.1 pp

Economic overview annual rank and index table55 annual rows

Annual core economic measures, world ranks and comparable world indices. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic overview annual rank and index table

Barbados	1970	$217.98M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	$874	Not published	Not published	94.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1971	$245.02M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	$983	Not published	Not published	98.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1972	$280.30M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	$1,123	Not published	Not published	99.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1973	$342.00M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	$1,366	Not published	Not published	101.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1974	$408.93M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-4.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	$1,631	Not published	Not published	108.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1975	$480.68M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	$1,914	Not published	Not published	116.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1976	$521.71M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	$2,075	Not published	Not published	118.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1977	$593.44M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	$2,358	Not published	Not published	122.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1978	$664.16M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	$2,640	Not published	Not published	117.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1979	$805.29M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	$3,205	Not published	Not published	125.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1980	$1.03B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	$4,109	Not published	Not published	147.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1981	$1.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-1.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	$4,509	Not published	Not published	161.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1982	$1.19B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-4.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	$4,696	Not published	Not published	172.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1983	$1.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	$4,968	Not published	Not published	180.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1984	$1.38B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	$5,395	Not published	Not published	194.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1985	$1.44B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	$5,626	Not published	Not published	200.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1986	$1.58B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	$6,158	Not published	Not published	194.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1987	$1.74B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	$6,764	Not published	Not published	192.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1988	$1.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	$7,181	Not published	Not published	185.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1989	$2.05B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	$7,930	Not published	Not published	199.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1990	$2.05B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-3.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	$7,946	Not published	Not published	183.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1991	$2.04B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-3.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	$7,858	Not published	Not published	175.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1992	$1.97B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-7.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	$7,569	Not published	Not published	160.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1993	$2.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	$7,961	Not published	Not published	168.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1994	$2.18B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	$8,351	Not published	Not published	167.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1995	$2.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	$8,766	Not published	Not published	161.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1996	$2.45B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	$9,338	Not published	Not published	170.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1997	$2.59B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	$9,866	Not published	Not published	183.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1998	$2.92B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	$11,123	Not published	Not published	211.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1999	$3.06B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	$11,652	Not published	Not published	215.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2000	$3.15B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	$12,028	Not published	Not published	219.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2001	$3.15B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-2.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	$11,993	Not published	Not published	222.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2002	$3.20B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	$12,117	Not published	Not published	219.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2003	$3.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	$12,443	Not published	Not published	203.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2004	$3.55B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	$13,277	Not published	Not published	195.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2005	$3.94B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	$14,646	Not published	Not published	201.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2006	$4.22B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	$15,620	Not published	Not published	200.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2007	$4.89B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	$18,025	Not published	Not published	207.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2008	$5.24B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	$19,206	Not published	Not published	204.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2009	$5.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	$18,655	Not published	Not published	211.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2010	$5.43B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	$19,723	Not published	Not published	206.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2011	$5.56B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	$20,146	Not published	Not published	192.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2012	$5.49B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	$19,811	Not published	Not published	187.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2013	$5.66B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	$20,384	Not published	Not published	189.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2014	$5.68B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	$20,424	Not published	Not published	187.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2015	$5.70B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	$20,429	Not published	Not published	200.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2016	$5.68B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	$20,311	Not published	Not published	198.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2017	$5.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	$20,871	Not published	Not published	193.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2018	$6.00B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	$21,378	Not published	Not published	189.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2019	$6.17B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	$21,929	Not published	Not published	193.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2020	$5.40B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-17.4%	Not published	Not published	-14.5 pp vs world	$19,181	Not published	Not published	175.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2021	$5.95B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	$21,084	Not published	Not published	169.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2022	$6.89B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	15.9%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world	$24,393	Not published	Not published	190.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2023	$7.22B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	$25,584	Not published	Not published	193.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2024	$7.60B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	$26,897	Not published	Not published	196.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

The long view

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Indexing allows the country and benchmark trajectories to be compared without confusing their very different economic sizes.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

BarbadosCaribbeanWorldConstant prices · U.S. dollars · index, shared start = 100

02 · Economic size and world position

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Full historical record

Nominal GDP

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Barbados is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

BarbadosCaribbeanWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars

Formation1970–1990

$217.98M → $2.05B

Compound annual change: +11.9% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$2.05B → $5.43B

Compound annual change: +5.0% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$5.43B → $7.60B

Compound annual change: +2.4% CAGR

Nominal GDP$7.60B2024 · Published series · World rank 161 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP$7.12B2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the economic size and world position section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Barbados	1970	$217.98M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$3.06B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1971	$245.02M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$3.18B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1972	$280.30M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$3.22B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1973	$342.00M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$3.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1974	$408.93M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$3.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1975	$480.68M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$3.24B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1976	$521.71M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$3.38B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1977	$593.44M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$3.50B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1978	$664.16M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$3.67B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1979	$805.29M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$3.96B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1980	$1.03B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1981	$1.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.06B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1982	$1.19B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$3.86B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1983	$1.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$3.88B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1984	$1.38B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.02B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1985	$1.44B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.06B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1986	$1.58B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1987	$1.74B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.37B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1988	$1.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.53B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1989	$2.05B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.69B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1990	$2.05B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.53B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1991	$2.04B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.36B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1992	$1.97B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.05B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1993	$2.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.10B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1994	$2.18B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1995	$2.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.34B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1996	$2.45B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.52B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1997	$2.59B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.73B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1998	$2.92B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.91B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1999	$3.06B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$4.92B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2000	$3.15B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2001	$3.15B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.02B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2002	$3.20B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.06B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2003	$3.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.17B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2004	$3.55B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.24B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2005	$3.94B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.45B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2006	$4.22B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.76B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2007	$4.89B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2008	$5.24B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.49B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2009	$5.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.44B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2010	$5.43B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.59B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2011	$5.56B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.58B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2012	$5.49B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.40B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2013	$5.66B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.41B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2014	$5.68B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.46B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2015	$5.70B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.41B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2016	$5.68B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.50B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2017	$5.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.54B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2018	$6.00B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.53B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2019	$6.17B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.54B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2020	$5.40B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.40B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2021	$5.95B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.84B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2022	$6.89B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.77B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2023	$7.22B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.89B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2024	$7.60B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.12B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Current U.S.-dollar GDP reflects domestic prices and exchange rates as well as production. It is not PPP adjusted.

Latest common comparison

Caribbean$628.84B2024

World$111.57T2024

03 · Output and income per person

What does the record show per person?

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Full historical record

GDP per person

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Barbados is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

BarbadosCaribbeanWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars per person

Formation1970–1990

$874 → $7,946

Compound annual change: +11.7% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$7,946 → $19,723

Compound annual change: +4.7% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$19,723 → $26,897

Compound annual change: +2.2% CAGR

GDP per person$26,8972024 · Published series · World rank 57 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP per person$25,2142024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the output and income per person section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Barbados	1970	$874	Not published	Not published	94.2 (world = 100)	$12,281	Not published	Not published	236.7 (world = 100)
Barbados	1971	$983	Not published	Not published	98.2 (world = 100)	$12,773	Not published	Not published	241.0 (world = 100)
Barbados	1972	$1,123	Not published	Not published	99.4 (world = 100)	$12,910	Not published	Not published	235.8 (world = 100)
Barbados	1973	$1,366	Not published	Not published	101.3 (world = 100)	$13,049	Not published	Not published	228.4 (world = 100)
Barbados	1974	$1,631	Not published	Not published	108.8 (world = 100)	$12,419	Not published	Not published	216.9 (world = 100)
Barbados	1975	$1,914	Not published	Not published	116.3 (world = 100)	$12,896	Not published	Not published	227.6 (world = 100)
Barbados	1976	$2,075	Not published	Not published	118.8 (world = 100)	$13,444	Not published	Not published	229.6 (world = 100)
Barbados	1977	$2,358	Not published	Not published	122.0 (world = 100)	$13,924	Not published	Not published	232.4 (world = 100)
Barbados	1978	$2,640	Not published	Not published	117.3 (world = 100)	$14,607	Not published	Not published	237.7 (world = 100)
Barbados	1979	$3,205	Not published	Not published	125.9 (world = 100)	$15,778	Not published	Not published	251.1 (world = 100)
Barbados	1980	$4,109	Not published	Not published	147.3 (world = 100)	$16,451	Not published	Not published	261.6 (world = 100)
Barbados	1981	$4,509	Not published	Not published	161.0 (world = 100)	$16,086	Not published	Not published	255.4 (world = 100)
Barbados	1982	$4,696	Not published	Not published	172.1 (world = 100)	$15,243	Not published	Not published	245.4 (world = 100)
Barbados	1983	$4,968	Not published	Not published	180.8 (world = 100)	$15,266	Not published	Not published	243.4 (world = 100)
Barbados	1984	$5,395	Not published	Not published	194.3 (world = 100)	$15,751	Not published	Not published	244.2 (world = 100)
Barbados	1985	$5,626	Not published	Not published	200.9 (world = 100)	$15,865	Not published	Not published	241.9 (world = 100)
Barbados	1986	$6,158	Not published	Not published	194.2 (world = 100)	$16,622	Not published	Not published	250.1 (world = 100)
Barbados	1987	$6,764	Not published	Not published	192.1 (world = 100)	$17,004	Not published	Not published	251.4 (world = 100)
Barbados	1988	$7,181	Not published	Not published	185.6 (world = 100)	$17,558	Not published	Not published	253.0 (world = 100)
Barbados	1989	$7,930	Not published	Not published	199.6 (world = 100)	$18,166	Not published	Not published	256.9 (world = 100)
Barbados	1990	$7,946	Not published	Not published	183.2 (world = 100)	$17,535	Not published	Not published	245.0 (world = 100)
Barbados	1991	$7,858	Not published	Not published	175.4 (world = 100)	$16,797	Not published	Not published	235.8 (world = 100)
Barbados	1992	$7,569	Not published	Not published	160.4 (world = 100)	$15,570	Not published	Not published	217.6 (world = 100)
Barbados	1993	$7,961	Not published	Not published	168.1 (world = 100)	$15,714	Not published	Not published	219.3 (world = 100)
Barbados	1994	$8,351	Not published	Not published	167.8 (world = 100)	$16,272	Not published	Not published	223.1 (world = 100)
Barbados	1995	$8,766	Not published	Not published	161.2 (world = 100)	$16,575	Not published	Not published	223.7 (world = 100)
Barbados	1996	$9,338	Not published	Not published	170.5 (world = 100)	$17,216	Not published	Not published	227.6 (world = 100)
Barbados	1997	$9,866	Not published	Not published	183.5 (world = 100)	$18,025	Not published	Not published	232.6 (world = 100)
Barbados	1998	$11,123	Not published	Not published	211.0 (world = 100)	$18,696	Not published	Not published	237.9 (world = 100)
Barbados	1999	$11,652	Not published	Not published	215.6 (world = 100)	$18,751	Not published	Not published	233.5 (world = 100)
Barbados	2000	$12,028	Not published	Not published	219.1 (world = 100)	$19,620	Not published	Not published	237.1 (world = 100)
Barbados	2001	$11,993	Not published	Not published	222.6 (world = 100)	$19,129	Not published	Not published	229.5 (world = 100)
Barbados	2002	$12,117	Not published	Not published	219.1 (world = 100)	$19,155	Not published	Not published	227.8 (world = 100)
Barbados	2003	$12,443	Not published	Not published	203.2 (world = 100)	$19,451	Not published	Not published	227.5 (world = 100)
Barbados	2004	$13,277	Not published	Not published	195.0 (world = 100)	$19,612	Not published	Not published	222.5 (world = 100)
Barbados	2005	$14,646	Not published	Not published	201.0 (world = 100)	$20,283	Not published	Not published	224.2 (world = 100)
Barbados	2006	$15,620	Not published	Not published	200.3 (world = 100)	$21,330	Not published	Not published	228.6 (world = 100)
Barbados	2007	$18,025	Not published	Not published	207.6 (world = 100)	$22,699	Not published	Not published	236.2 (world = 100)
Barbados	2008	$19,206	Not published	Not published	204.0 (world = 100)	$23,781	Not published	Not published	245.7 (world = 100)
Barbados	2009	$18,655	Not published	Not published	211.5 (world = 100)	$23,506	Not published	Not published	249.5 (world = 100)
Barbados	2010	$19,723	Not published	Not published	206.7 (world = 100)	$23,935	Not published	Not published	246.4 (world = 100)
Barbados	2011	$20,146	Not published	Not published	192.2 (world = 100)	$23,840	Not published	Not published	240.6 (world = 100)
Barbados	2012	$19,811	Not published	Not published	187.4 (world = 100)	$23,092	Not published	Not published	229.8 (world = 100)
Barbados	2013	$20,384	Not published	Not published	189.6 (world = 100)	$23,076	Not published	Not published	226.1 (world = 100)
Barbados	2014	$20,424	Not published	Not published	187.4 (world = 100)	$23,206	Not published	Not published	223.4 (world = 100)
Barbados	2015	$20,429	Not published	Not published	200.6 (world = 100)	$22,973	Not published	Not published	217.0 (world = 100)
Barbados	2016	$20,311	Not published	Not published	198.5 (world = 100)	$23,248	Not published	Not published	216.2 (world = 100)
Barbados	2017	$20,871	Not published	Not published	193.9 (world = 100)	$23,352	Not published	Not published	212.4 (world = 100)
Barbados	2018	$21,378	Not published	Not published	189.1 (world = 100)	$23,249	Not published	Not published	207.1 (world = 100)
Barbados	2019	$21,929	Not published	Not published	193.2 (world = 100)	$23,264	Not published	Not published	204.0 (world = 100)
Barbados	2020	$19,181	Not published	Not published	175.0 (world = 100)	$19,181	Not published	Not published	175.0 (world = 100)
Barbados	2021	$21,084	Not published	Not published	169.8 (world = 100)	$20,686	Not published	Not published	178.9 (world = 100)
Barbados	2022	$24,393	Not published	Not published	190.5 (world = 100)	$23,970	Not published	Not published	202.3 (world = 100)
Barbados	2023	$25,584	Not published	Not published	193.0 (world = 100)	$24,404	Not published	Not published	201.9 (world = 100)
Barbados	2024	$26,897	Not published	Not published	196.7 (world = 100)	$25,214	Not published	Not published	204.6 (world = 100)

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

GDP per person is an accounting average, not a measure of household income distribution or living costs.

Latest common comparison

Caribbean$14,4322024

World$13,6732024

04 · Real growth and output prices

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Full historical record

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Barbados is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

BarbadosCaribbeanWorldConstant prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

3.9% → -3.3%

Average annual rate: +2.0%

Integration1990–2010

-3.3% → 2.2%

Average annual rate: +1.7%

Current era2010–2024

2.2% → 3.4%

Average annual rate: +0.9%

Real GDP growth3.4%2024 · Published series · World rank 100 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP-per-person growth3.3%2024 · Published series · World rank 65 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Implicit GDP deflator106.72024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the real growth and output prices section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Barbados	1970	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	7.1	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1971	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	7.6	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1972	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	8.4	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1973	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	10.3	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1974	-4.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	-4.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	13.5	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1975	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	15.0	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1976	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	15.4	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1977	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	16.9	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1978	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	18.1	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1979	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	20.3	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1980	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	25.0	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1981	-1.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	-2.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	28.0	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1982	-4.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	-5.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	30.8	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1983	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	32.5	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1984	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	34.3	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1985	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	35.5	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1986	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	37.1	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1987	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	39.8	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1988	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	40.9	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1989	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	43.7	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1990	-3.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	-3.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	45.3	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1991	-3.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	-4.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	46.8	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1992	-7.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	-7.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	48.6	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1993	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	50.7	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1994	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	51.3	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1995	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	52.9	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1996	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	54.2	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1997	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	54.7	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1998	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	59.5	Not published	Not published
Barbados	1999	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	62.1	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2000	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	61.3	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2001	-2.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	62.7	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2002	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	63.3	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2003	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	64.0	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2004	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	67.7	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2005	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	72.2	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2006	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	73.2	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2007	6.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	79.4	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2008	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	80.8	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2009	-0.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	-1.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	79.4	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2010	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	82.4	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2011	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	-0.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	84.5	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2012	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	-3.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	85.8	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2013	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	88.3	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2014	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	88.0	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2015	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	88.9	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2016	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	87.4	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2017	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	89.4	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2018	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	-0.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	92.0	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2019	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	94.3	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2020	-17.4%	Not published	Not published	-14.5 pp vs world	-17.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	100.0	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2021	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	101.9	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2022	15.9%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world	15.9%	Not published	Not published	+13.4 pp vs world	101.8	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2023	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	104.8	Not published	Not published
Barbados	2024	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	106.7	Not published	Not published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

The implicit GDP deflator covers domestically produced output and is not a consumer price index. Annual growth can be volatile.

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Caribbean2.1%2024

World2.8%2024

05 · Consumption and domestic demand

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Full historical record

Final Consumption

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Barbados is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

BarbadosCaribbeanWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

99.0% → 79.4%

Percentage-point change: -19.6 pp

Integration1990–2010

79.4% → 90.2%

Percentage-point change: +10.8 pp

Current era2010–2024

90.2% → 85.8%

Percentage-point change: -4.5 pp

Final consumption85.8%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Household consumption74.1%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Government consumption11.6%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Domestic demand103.4%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the consumption and domestic demand section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Barbados	1970	99.0%	Not published	Not published	+26.3 pp vs world	84.8%	Not published	Not published	+27.8 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	120.5%	Not published	Not published	+20.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1971	94.7%	Not published	Not published	+21.6 pp vs world	80.1%	Not published	Not published	+23.1 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	113.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world
Barbados	1972	96.5%	Not published	Not published	+23.6 pp vs world	82.4%	Not published	Not published	+25.5 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	114.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.6 pp vs world
Barbados	1973	94.0%	Not published	Not published	+22.4 pp vs world	78.4%	Not published	Not published	+22.5 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	112.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world
Barbados	1974	87.6%	Not published	Not published	+15.8 pp vs world	74.7%	Not published	Not published	+19.1 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	106.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world
Barbados	1975	87.9%	Not published	Not published	+14.2 pp vs world	76.3%	Not published	Not published	+19.8 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world
Barbados	1976	88.1%	Not published	Not published	+15.2 pp vs world	76.1%	Not published	Not published	+20.0 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	109.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world
Barbados	1977	84.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world	72.2%	Not published	Not published	+16.0 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world
Barbados	1978	84.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	72.4%	Not published	Not published	+16.4 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	102.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world
Barbados	1979	84.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	73.7%	Not published	Not published	+17.6 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	102.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world
Barbados	1980	74.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	64.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	93.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world
Barbados	1981	78.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	66.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	99.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1982	76.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	65.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	94.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world
Barbados	1983	75.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	64.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	91.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world
Barbados	1984	75.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	64.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	88.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world
Barbados	1985	72.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	59.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	84.8%	Not published	Not published	-15.8 pp vs world
Barbados	1986	78.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	65.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	90.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world
Barbados	1987	80.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	68.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	92.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world
Barbados	1988	78.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	66.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	92.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world
Barbados	1989	77.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	64.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	12.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	92.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world
Barbados	1990	79.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	65.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	94.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world
Barbados	1991	81.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	68.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	95.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world
Barbados	1992	81.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	69.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	88.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world
Barbados	1993	81.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	68.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	90.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world
Barbados	1994	78.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	66.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	89.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world
Barbados	1995	82.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	70.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	93.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world
Barbados	1996	81.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	68.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	93.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world
Barbados	1997	82.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	70.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.9 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	97.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world
Barbados	1998	80.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	67.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	98.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Barbados	1999	81.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	68.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	100.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world
Barbados	2000	82.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	68.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	99.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Barbados	2001	84.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	70.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	99.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Barbados	2002	82.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	68.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	99.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Barbados	2003	80.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	62.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	18.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	98.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world
Barbados	2004	83.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	66.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	102.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world
Barbados	2005	84.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	68.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	102.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2006	85.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	70.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.8 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	106.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world
Barbados	2007	84.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world	71.0%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	103.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world
Barbados	2008	88.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.5 pp vs world	74.6%	Not published	Not published	+17.5 pp vs world	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	107.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world
Barbados	2009	86.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	70.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	103.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world
Barbados	2010	90.2%	Not published	Not published	+15.7 pp vs world	74.8%	Not published	Not published	+17.7 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	106.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2011	90.3%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world	74.9%	Not published	Not published	+18.3 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	107.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world
Barbados	2012	91.7%	Not published	Not published	+18.1 pp vs world	76.6%	Not published	Not published	+20.0 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	107.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world
Barbados	2013	91.1%	Not published	Not published	+17.5 pp vs world	76.3%	Not published	Not published	+19.7 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	107.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world
Barbados	2014	91.9%	Not published	Not published	+18.3 pp vs world	77.6%	Not published	Not published	+20.9 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	108.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world
Barbados	2015	90.8%	Not published	Not published	+17.1 pp vs world	77.2%	Not published	Not published	+20.1 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	107.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world
Barbados	2016	91.9%	Not published	Not published	+18.1 pp vs world	78.5%	Not published	Not published	+21.3 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	108.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2017	89.4%	Not published	Not published	+16.1 pp vs world	77.3%	Not published	Not published	+20.4 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	105.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world
Barbados	2018	87.3%	Not published	Not published	+14.6 pp vs world	75.6%	Not published	Not published	+19.3 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	101.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world
Barbados	2019	84.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	73.9%	Not published	Not published	+17.5 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	99.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Barbados	2020	94.1%	Not published	Not published	+20.9 pp vs world	82.1%	Not published	Not published	+26.6 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	111.8%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world
Barbados	2021	92.3%	Not published	Not published	+20.4 pp vs world	79.6%	Not published	Not published	+24.6 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	109.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world
Barbados	2022	87.4%	Not published	Not published	+15.4 pp vs world	75.6%	Not published	Not published	+20.0 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	104.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world
Barbados	2023	87.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.4 pp vs world	75.7%	Not published	Not published	+19.3 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	103.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world
Barbados	2024	85.8%	Not published	Not published	+12.5 pp vs world	74.1%	Not published	Not published	+17.5 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	103.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Parent aggregates and their components should not be added together. Shares describe composition, not the quality of spending.

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Caribbean95.4%2024

World73.2%2024

06 · Investment and capital formation

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Full historical record

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Barbados is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

BarbadosCaribbeanWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

21.5% → 14.7%

Percentage-point change: -6.8 pp

Integration1990–2010

14.7% → 15.9%

Percentage-point change: +1.2 pp

Current era2010–2024

15.9% → 17.6%

Percentage-point change: +1.7 pp

Gross capital formation17.6%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Gross fixed capital formation17.5%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Changes in inventories0.2%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the investment and capital formation section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Barbados	1970	21.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	19.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1971	19.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world
Barbados	1972	18.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world
Barbados	1973	18.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world
Barbados	1974	18.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Barbados	1975	15.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.8 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.8 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1976	21.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	20.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Barbados	1977	18.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Barbados	1978	17.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Barbados	1979	18.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1980	19.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world
Barbados	1981	21.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	21.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Barbados	1982	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Barbados	1983	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1984	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world
Barbados	1985	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Barbados	1986	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Barbados	1987	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.0 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Barbados	1988	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Barbados	1989	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Barbados	1990	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Barbados	1991	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Barbados	1992	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-17.7 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	-15.7 pp vs world	-1.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1993	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.6 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-14.4 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Barbados	1994	11.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Barbados	1995	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	11.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Barbados	1996	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Barbados	1997	15.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Barbados	1998	18.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Barbados	1999	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world
Barbados	2000	17.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Barbados	2001	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	-0.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2002	16.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Barbados	2003	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Barbados	2004	18.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Barbados	2005	18.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Barbados	2006	21.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	21.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Barbados	2007	19.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Barbados	2008	19.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Barbados	2009	16.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
Barbados	2010	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Barbados	2011	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2012	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Barbados	2013	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Barbados	2014	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Barbados	2015	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	16.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Barbados	2016	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Barbados	2017	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Barbados	2018	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Barbados	2019	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.0 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Barbados	2020	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Barbados	2021	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Barbados	2022	16.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Barbados	2023	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Barbados	2024	17.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

A larger investment share is not automatically better; depreciation, utilization and project quality are outside this accounting measure.

Latest common comparison

Caribbean15.6%2024

World26.0%2024

07 · Trade structure and external balance

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Full historical record

Trade openness

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Barbados is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

BarbadosCaribbeanWorldCurrent prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

105.3% → 85.2%

Percentage-point change: -20.1 pp

Integration1990–2010

85.2% → 86.8%

Percentage-point change: +1.6 pp

Current era2010–2024

86.8% → 79.2%

Percentage-point change: -7.6 pp

Exports38.1%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Imports41.1%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Net exports-3.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade openness79.2%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the trade structure and external balance section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Barbados	1970	42.6%	Not published	Not published	+31.4 pp vs world	62.7%	Not published	Not published	+51.4 pp vs world	-20.0%	Not published	Not published	-20.0 pp vs world	105.3%	Not published	Not published	+82.8 pp vs world
Barbados	1971	43.9%	Not published	Not published	+32.4 pp vs world	58.9%	Not published	Not published	+47.5 pp vs world	-15.0%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	102.7%	Not published	Not published	+79.9 pp vs world
Barbados	1972	46.5%	Not published	Not published	+34.7 pp vs world	62.3%	Not published	Not published	+50.6 pp vs world	-15.8%	Not published	Not published	-16.0 pp vs world	108.7%	Not published	Not published	+85.3 pp vs world
Barbados	1973	43.2%	Not published	Not published	+30.0 pp vs world	57.3%	Not published	Not published	+44.3 pp vs world	-14.1%	Not published	Not published	-14.4 pp vs world	100.5%	Not published	Not published	+74.3 pp vs world
Barbados	1974	44.6%	Not published	Not published	+28.5 pp vs world	55.2%	Not published	Not published	+39.2 pp vs world	-10.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	99.9%	Not published	Not published	+67.7 pp vs world
Barbados	1975	43.6%	Not published	Not published	+28.3 pp vs world	49.9%	Not published	Not published	+34.7 pp vs world	-6.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	93.5%	Not published	Not published	+63.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1976	40.2%	Not published	Not published	+24.5 pp vs world	53.5%	Not published	Not published	+37.7 pp vs world	-13.3%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world	93.7%	Not published	Not published	+62.2 pp vs world
Barbados	1977	42.9%	Not published	Not published	+27.1 pp vs world	50.5%	Not published	Not published	+34.3 pp vs world	-7.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	93.3%	Not published	Not published	+61.4 pp vs world
Barbados	1978	50.2%	Not published	Not published	+34.7 pp vs world	56.4%	Not published	Not published	+40.7 pp vs world	-6.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	106.7%	Not published	Not published	+75.4 pp vs world
Barbados	1979	56.6%	Not published	Not published	+39.7 pp vs world	62.9%	Not published	Not published	+45.7 pp vs world	-6.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	119.5%	Not published	Not published	+85.4 pp vs world
Barbados	1980	60.7%	Not published	Not published	+42.4 pp vs world	59.5%	Not published	Not published	+40.9 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	120.2%	Not published	Not published	+83.3 pp vs world
Barbados	1981	51.7%	Not published	Not published	+33.7 pp vs world	57.0%	Not published	Not published	+38.6 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	108.7%	Not published	Not published	+72.3 pp vs world
Barbados	1982	55.2%	Not published	Not published	+38.2 pp vs world	54.9%	Not published	Not published	+37.5 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	110.1%	Not published	Not published	+75.8 pp vs world
Barbados	1983	61.0%	Not published	Not published	+44.6 pp vs world	57.3%	Not published	Not published	+40.5 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	118.3%	Not published	Not published	+85.1 pp vs world
Barbados	1984	62.2%	Not published	Not published	+45.3 pp vs world	55.5%	Not published	Not published	+38.4 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	117.7%	Not published	Not published	+83.7 pp vs world
Barbados	1985	58.6%	Not published	Not published	+42.1 pp vs world	49.6%	Not published	Not published	+32.9 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	108.2%	Not published	Not published	+75.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1986	48.9%	Not published	Not published	+33.1 pp vs world	44.8%	Not published	Not published	+28.7 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	93.7%	Not published	Not published	+61.8 pp vs world
Barbados	1987	39.8%	Not published	Not published	+23.3 pp vs world	37.5%	Not published	Not published	+20.9 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	77.3%	Not published	Not published	+44.2 pp vs world
Barbados	1988	42.1%	Not published	Not published	+25.2 pp vs world	39.8%	Not published	Not published	+22.7 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	82.0%	Not published	Not published	+47.8 pp vs world
Barbados	1989	43.5%	Not published	Not published	+26.1 pp vs world	41.6%	Not published	Not published	+23.8 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	85.1%	Not published	Not published	+49.9 pp vs world
Barbados	1990	42.5%	Not published	Not published	+23.5 pp vs world	42.7%	Not published	Not published	+23.5 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	85.2%	Not published	Not published	+47.1 pp vs world
Barbados	1991	40.4%	Not published	Not published	+21.8 pp vs world	41.3%	Not published	Not published	+22.6 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	81.7%	Not published	Not published	+44.5 pp vs world
Barbados	1992	41.1%	Not published	Not published	+21.3 pp vs world	34.4%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	75.4%	Not published	Not published	+36.3 pp vs world
Barbados	1993	42.2%	Not published	Not published	+23.4 pp vs world	37.7%	Not published	Not published	+19.4 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	80.0%	Not published	Not published	+42.9 pp vs world
Barbados	1994	44.8%	Not published	Not published	+25.4 pp vs world	37.8%	Not published	Not published	+18.8 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	82.6%	Not published	Not published	+44.2 pp vs world
Barbados	1995	45.5%	Not published	Not published	+24.9 pp vs world	43.7%	Not published	Not published	+23.6 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	89.2%	Not published	Not published	+48.4 pp vs world
Barbados	1996	46.6%	Not published	Not published	+25.5 pp vs world	44.1%	Not published	Not published	+23.4 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	90.7%	Not published	Not published	+48.9 pp vs world
Barbados	1997	45.1%	Not published	Not published	+23.1 pp vs world	47.8%	Not published	Not published	+26.3 pp vs world	-2.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	92.9%	Not published	Not published	+49.5 pp vs world
Barbados	1998	41.1%	Not published	Not published	+19.3 pp vs world	44.3%	Not published	Not published	+22.9 pp vs world	-3.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	85.4%	Not published	Not published	+42.2 pp vs world
Barbados	1999	40.5%	Not published	Not published	+18.6 pp vs world	45.1%	Not published	Not published	+23.5 pp vs world	-4.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	85.6%	Not published	Not published	+42.2 pp vs world
Barbados	2000	42.0%	Not published	Not published	+18.4 pp vs world	46.0%	Not published	Not published	+22.5 pp vs world	-4.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	87.9%	Not published	Not published	+40.9 pp vs world
Barbados	2001	39.8%	Not published	Not published	+16.8 pp vs world	44.1%	Not published	Not published	+21.1 pp vs world	-4.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	83.8%	Not published	Not published	+37.9 pp vs world
Barbados	2002	37.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.6 pp vs world	43.2%	Not published	Not published	+20.2 pp vs world	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	81.0%	Not published	Not published	+34.8 pp vs world
Barbados	2003	41.7%	Not published	Not published	+17.8 pp vs world	45.7%	Not published	Not published	+22.0 pp vs world	-4.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	87.4%	Not published	Not published	+39.7 pp vs world
Barbados	2004	40.5%	Not published	Not published	+14.7 pp vs world	48.9%	Not published	Not published	+23.4 pp vs world	-8.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	89.3%	Not published	Not published	+38.2 pp vs world
Barbados	2005	43.5%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world	51.2%	Not published	Not published	+24.6 pp vs world	-7.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	94.7%	Not published	Not published	+41.1 pp vs world
Barbados	2006	46.0%	Not published	Not published	+17.3 pp vs world	50.5%	Not published	Not published	+22.5 pp vs world	-4.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	96.5%	Not published	Not published	+39.7 pp vs world
Barbados	2007	44.8%	Not published	Not published	+15.2 pp vs world	48.6%	Not published	Not published	+19.8 pp vs world	-3.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	93.4%	Not published	Not published	+35.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2008	45.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.5 pp vs world	52.9%	Not published	Not published	+22.7 pp vs world	-7.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	98.3%	Not published	Not published	+37.1 pp vs world
Barbados	2009	42.1%	Not published	Not published	+15.8 pp vs world	45.2%	Not published	Not published	+19.6 pp vs world	-3.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	87.3%	Not published	Not published	+35.5 pp vs world
Barbados	2010	38.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	47.9%	Not published	Not published	+20.3 pp vs world	-9.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	86.8%	Not published	Not published	+30.6 pp vs world
Barbados	2011	37.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	48.6%	Not published	Not published	+19.1 pp vs world	-10.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	86.5%	Not published	Not published	+26.7 pp vs world
Barbados	2012	39.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	47.8%	Not published	Not published	+18.6 pp vs world	-8.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	87.0%	Not published	Not published	+27.7 pp vs world
Barbados	2013	40.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	51.1%	Not published	Not published	+22.0 pp vs world	-10.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	91.9%	Not published	Not published	+32.7 pp vs world
Barbados	2014	39.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	49.6%	Not published	Not published	+20.6 pp vs world	-9.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	89.5%	Not published	Not published	+30.8 pp vs world
Barbados	2015	39.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.8 pp vs world	47.2%	Not published	Not published	+19.6 pp vs world	-7.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	87.1%	Not published	Not published	+31.5 pp vs world
Barbados	2016	36.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	42.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.6 pp vs world	-5.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	78.4%	Not published	Not published	+24.8 pp vs world
Barbados	2017	35.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	40.5%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world	-4.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	76.2%	Not published	Not published	+20.7 pp vs world
Barbados	2018	41.1%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	39.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	80.8%	Not published	Not published	+23.4 pp vs world
Barbados	2019	41.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.7 pp vs world	38.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.2 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	80.5%	Not published	Not published	+24.8 pp vs world
Barbados	2020	29.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	35.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	-6.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	64.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world
Barbados	2021	30.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	39.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	-9.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	69.9%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world
Barbados	2022	34.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	42.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	-7.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	76.5%	Not published	Not published	+15.4 pp vs world
Barbados	2023	36.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	41.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	-4.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	77.6%	Not published	Not published	+20.2 pp vs world
Barbados	2024	38.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	41.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.0 pp vs world	-3.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	79.2%	Not published	Not published	+22.2 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Trade openness is exports plus imports relative to GDP. Imports are positive in the source but subtracted in the expenditure identity.

Latest common comparison

Caribbean56.5%2024

World57.1%2024

08 · Industry mix and structural change

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Six mutually exclusive activities show the production structure. Manufacturing remains nested inside its parent activity.

Full historical record

Structural change across six activities

Other activities is the largest current activity at 44.0%. Each activity shows change separately for 1970–1990, 1990–2010, and 2010–current.

AMA activity values measure gross value added, not sales, revenue, shipments, gross output, or physical production.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing1.7%

1970–1990-3.7 pp1990–2010-1.9 pp2010–2024-0.1 pp

World specialization: 0.41×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities8.4%

1970–1990+1.4 pp1990–2010-4.0 pp2010–2024-1.4 pp

World specialization: 0.40×

Construction5.2%

1970–1990-2.7 pp1990–2010-0.9 pp2010–2024-0.3 pp

World specialization: 0.91×

Trade, restaurants and hotels29.8%

1970–1990+3.2 pp1990–2010-6.5 pp2010–2024+7.2 pp

World specialization: 2.06×

Transport, storage and communication10.9%

1970–1990+1.1 pp1990–2010+5.5 pp2010–2024-1.5 pp

World specialization: 1.11×

Other activities44.0%

1970–1990+0.7 pp1990–2010+7.7 pp2010–2024-3.9 pp

World specialization: 0.99×

Industry composition and economic scale

The 100% area view isolates changes in production mix. The current-dollar area view combines those shares with nominal GDP so the total height also shows the expansion or contraction of the economy.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining, manufacturing and utilitiesConstructionTrade, restaurants and hotelsTransport, storage and communicationOther activitiesShare of total gross value added

Formation1970–1990

39.4% → 40.1%

Percentage-point change: +0.7 pp

Integration1990–2010

40.1% → 47.8%

Percentage-point change: +7.7 pp

Current era2010–2024

47.8% → 44.0%

Percentage-point change: -3.9 pp

How to read specialization

World specialization compares an activity's share of this country's gross value added with that activity's share of world gross value added. A result of 1.00× means the shares match; above 1.00× means the activity is relatively more prominent locally, while below 1.00× means it is relatively less prominent. It describes economic structure, not productivity or competitiveness.

Current specialization against world

Agriculture, forestry and fishing0.41×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities0.40×

Construction0.91×

Trade, restaurants and hotels2.06×

Transport, storage and communication1.11×

Other activities0.99×

Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table55 annual rows

Annual shares for the six mutually exclusive broad industries, with world comparisons and ranks wherever comparable data exist. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Barbados	1970	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-18.5 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	26.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	39.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world
Barbados	1971	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-17.8 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	26.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.2 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	40.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1972	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-17.4 pp vs world	8.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	26.1%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	39.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world
Barbados	1973	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	-17.7 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	26.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.5 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	39.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world
Barbados	1974	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-17.3 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	25.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	39.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1975	9.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-15.4 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	25.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	38.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1976	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-15.0 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	38.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world
Barbados	1977	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	28.0%	Not published	Not published	+13.7 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	35.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world
Barbados	1978	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	29.5%	Not published	Not published	+15.2 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	34.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world
Barbados	1979	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.6 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	31.2%	Not published	Not published	+17.0 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	33.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world
Barbados	1980	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	18.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	30.2%	Not published	Not published	+15.9 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	32.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world
Barbados	1981	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.6 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	30.6%	Not published	Not published	+16.3 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	34.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Barbados	1982	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	28.9%	Not published	Not published	+14.6 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	36.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world
Barbados	1983	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	19.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	26.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	36.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world
Barbados	1984	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	20.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	27.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	35.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Barbados	1985	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	28.4%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	37.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1986	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	28.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.1 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	37.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1987	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	30.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.4 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	36.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world
Barbados	1988	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	15.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	30.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.3 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	37.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world
Barbados	1989	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	30.4%	Not published	Not published	+15.9 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	39.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world
Barbados	1990	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	29.1%	Not published	Not published	+14.6 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	40.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world
Barbados	1991	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	28.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	41.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world
Barbados	1992	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	27.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	44.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world
Barbados	1993	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	28.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	43.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world
Barbados	1994	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	29.5%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	43.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world
Barbados	1995	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	29.1%	Not published	Not published	+14.0 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	42.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world
Barbados	1996	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	28.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.8 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	43.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world
Barbados	1997	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+13.4 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	42.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1998	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	28.4%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	44.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world
Barbados	1999	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	11.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.8 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	27.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	45.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world
Barbados	2000	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	28.4%	Not published	Not published	+13.4 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	44.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world
Barbados	2001	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	27.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	45.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world
Barbados	2002	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	26.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	46.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world
Barbados	2003	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	26.8%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	44.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Barbados	2004	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	26.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	44.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Barbados	2005	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	26.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	44.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
Barbados	2006	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	24.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	44.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world
Barbados	2007	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.6 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	25.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.2 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	43.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Barbados	2008	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	25.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.9 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	44.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world
Barbados	2009	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	22.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	47.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2010	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	12.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	47.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2011	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	-14.1 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	46.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world
Barbados	2012	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	22.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	47.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world
Barbados	2013	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.1 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	46.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world
Barbados	2014	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	46.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world
Barbados	2015	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	23.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	47.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2016	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	24.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	46.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world
Barbados	2017	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	25.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	45.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world
Barbados	2018	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	26.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	44.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world
Barbados	2019	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	26.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	45.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world
Barbados	2020	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.0 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	17.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	53.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world
Barbados	2021	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.8 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	49.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2022	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	27.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	45.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world
Barbados	2023	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+14.0 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	44.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world
Barbados	2024	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	8.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	29.8%	Not published	Not published	+15.3 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	44.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

09 · Manufacturing position

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Domestic share, its place inside the parent industry, real growth, specialization and world contribution are kept together.

Full historical record

Manufacturing in the economic structure

Manufacturing accounts for 5.5% of total gross value added in 2024. In 2024, Barbados was 10.1 percentage points below the world value.

Latest share: 5.5%
World specialization: 0.35×
Latest year: 2024

Formation1970–1990

10.9% → 11.2%

Percentage-point change: +0.3 pp

Integration1990–2010

11.2% → 6.1%

Percentage-point change: -5.1 pp

Current era2010–2024

6.1% → 5.5%

Percentage-point change: -0.5 pp

Share of total GVA5.5%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Share within parent activity65.9%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Real manufacturing growth0.4%2024 · Published series · World rank 138 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Share of world manufacturing0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 161 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table55 annual rows

Manufacturing's annual structural, growth and world-position measures. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table

Barbados	1970	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	88.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1971	11.3%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	89.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1972	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-13.8 pp vs world	89.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1973	11.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	90.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1974	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	92.1%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	-4.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1975	14.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	92.4%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1976	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	92.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.0 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1977	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	92.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1978	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	91.9%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1979	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	92.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.8 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1980	16.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	90.0%	Not published	Not published	+16.4 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1981	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	88.9%	Not published	Not published	+15.5 pp vs world	-3.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1982	15.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	88.2%	Not published	Not published	+14.1 pp vs world	-5.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1983	16.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	88.2%	Not published	Not published	+14.2 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1984	17.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	85.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1985	14.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	83.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	-9.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1986	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	84.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1987	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	82.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	-6.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1988	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	82.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1989	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	81.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1990	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	81.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	-2.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1991	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	78.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	-5.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1992	9.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	75.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	-8.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1993	9.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	76.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1994	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	75.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1995	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	75.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1996	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	74.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1997	8.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	74.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1998	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	76.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	1999	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	76.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	-2.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2000	8.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	75.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2001	8.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	76.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	-8.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2002	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	76.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2003	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	72.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	-0.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2004	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	77.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-18.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2005	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	74.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2006	8.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	79.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	-0.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2007	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	77.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	-1.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2008	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	76.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2009	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	70.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	-13.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2010	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	62.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	-3.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2011	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	62.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	-0.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2012	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	60.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	-4.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2013	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	62.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	-2.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2014	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world	61.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	-4.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2015	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	64.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2016	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	65.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2017	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	65.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2018	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	63.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	-4.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2019	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	64.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2020	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	63.4%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	-14.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2021	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	62.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2022	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	66.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	+16.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2023	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	66.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Barbados	2024	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	65.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Manufacturing is part of mining, manufacturing and utilities; it is not a seventh broad-industry slice. Share and real growth describe different dimensions.

Current manufacturing specialization

Caribbean0.32×

World0.35×

Barbados Economic Overview

Read the economy through three eras

What should a reader know first?

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Real GDP trajectory

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal GDP

Nominal GDP and UN benchmarks

What does the record show per person?

GDP per person

GDP per person and UN benchmarks

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth and UN benchmarks

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Final Consumption

Final consumption and UN benchmarks

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation and UN benchmarks

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Trade openness

Trade openness and UN benchmarks

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Structural change across six activities

Industry composition and economic scale

Broad industry structure over time

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Manufacturing in the economic structure