Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Barbados
Barbados: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 18.93 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Barbados, 2015–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Barbados is 18.93 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Barbados peaked at 32.55 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.51 %, in 2022.
Barbados ranks 60th of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 28.79 % | — |
| 2016 | 32.55 % | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 28.39 % | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 30.48 % | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 27.48 % | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 17.51 % | -36.3% |
| 2023 | 18.93 % | +8.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 18.93 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.05 %, 67% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 18.93 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.3 %, 44% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.54 % | 27.48 % | 32.55 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.22 % | 17.51 % | 18.93 % | 2 |
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 share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Barbados?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Barbados was 18.93 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 32.55 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.51 % in 2022.
- How does Barbados rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Barbados ranks 60th out of 68 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total AFS employment — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.