Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Barbados
Barbados: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 38.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Barbados, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Barbados is 38.1%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Barbados peaked at 39.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 1990.
Barbados ranks 36th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.5% | 19.1% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 38.1% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 38.1% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 38.1% | 38.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More economy & growth data for Barbados
- Manufacturing, value added 376.05 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 92.53 million constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added -4.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 228.57 million constant LCU (2024)
- GDP 15.34 billion constant LCU (2025)
- GDP growth 2.7% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 321.87 million constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 4.9% (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 747.19 million constant LCU (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 236.25 million current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Barbados?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Barbados was 38.1% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 1990.
- How does Barbados rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Barbados ranks 36th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing