Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 0.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Barbados, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Barbados stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Barbados peaked at 2.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2025.
Barbados ranks 165th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.7% | — |
| 1992 | 2.6% | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -14.9% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -30.2% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +53.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -39.6% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +42.5% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +19.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -61.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 6 |
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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 share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Barbados?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Barbados was 0.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2025.
- How does Barbados rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.