Agriculture value added per worker vs. GDP per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Agriculture value added per worker vs. GDP per capita was 50,018 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture value added per worker vs. GDP per capita in Barbados, 1991–2024
Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators) and ILO (ILOSTAT) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 50,018 for agriculture value added per worker vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added per worker vs. gdp per capita in Barbados peaked at 50,018 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18,023, in 2006.
Barbados ranks 15th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Agriculture value added per worker vs. GDP per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 26,226 | — |
| 1992 | 20,869 | -20.4% |
| 1993 | 22,826 | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 22,909 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 24,703 | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 23,133 | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 23,553 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 23,631 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 26,056 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 30,879 | +18.5% |
| 2001 | 24,956 | -19.2% |
| 2002 | 24,575 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 20,770 | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 19,245 | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 29,017 | +50.8% |
| 2006 | 18,023 | -37.9% |
| 2007 | 21,366 | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 20,629 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 22,428 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 24,453 | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 23,536 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 24,607 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 25,521 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 26,327 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 24,156 | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 23,987 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 22,536 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 28,966 | +28.5% |
| 2019 | 32,719 | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 37,923 | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 27,759 | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 21,372 | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 49,840 | +133.2% |
| 2024 | 50,018 | +0.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 50,018 is above the median for high income countries, which is 37,308, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 50,018 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,988, 7.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture value added per worker vs. GDP per capita in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +133.2% | 21,372 | 49,840 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,767 | 20,869 | 26,226 | 9 |
| 2000s | 23,189 | 18,023 | 30,879 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,681 | 22,536 | 32,719 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,382 | 21,372 | 50,018 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More agriculture & rural data for Barbados
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.19 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3404 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.403 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added per worker vs. gdp per capita in Barbados?
- Agriculture value added per worker vs. gdp per capita in Barbados was 50,018 in 2024, according to World Bank (World Development Indicators) and ILO (ILOSTAT) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture value added per worker vs. gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 50,018 in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added per worker vs. gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,023 in 2006.
- How does Barbados rank for agriculture value added per worker vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 15th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture value added per worker vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (World Development Indicators) and ILO (ILOSTAT) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture value added per worker vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural value added per worker is calculated by dividing the amount of economic value generated from farming by the number of people who work in agriculture. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.