Food exports in Barbados
Barbados: Food exports was 43.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Barbados, 1967–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 43.5% for food exports in 2024.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Barbados peaked at 93.2% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1983.
That places Barbados 46th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.8% | 76.2% | 93.2% | 3 |
| 1970s | 57.6% | 35.7% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.5% | 12.3% | 47.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 41.1% | 37.2% | 47.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 30.4% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 20.0% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 35.2% | 46.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More private sector data for Barbados
- Food imports 22.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise trade 33.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 39.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 428.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.50 billion current US$ (2017)
- Transport services 16.1% (2017)
- Computer, communications and other services 69.8% (2017)
- Commercial service imports 670.92 million current US$ (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Barbados?
- Food exports in Barbados was 43.5% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 1967.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1983.
- How does Barbados rank for food exports?
- Barbados ranks 46th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.