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.
Food exports in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 93.2% | — |
| 1968 | 87.9% | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 76.2% | -13.3% |
| 1970 | 73.0% | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 73.7% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 63.9% | -13.3% |
| 1973 | 57.8% | -9.6% |
| 1974 | 62.1% | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 69.1% | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 51.3% | -25.7% |
| 1977 | 49.4% | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 39.7% | -19.5% |
| 1979 | 35.7% | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 47.0% | +31.4% |
| 1981 | 30.0% | -36.2% |
| 1982 | 27.9% | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 12.3% | -55.9% |
| 1984 | 15.4% | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 15.7% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 18.9% | +20.2% |
| 1987 | 28.9% | +52.6% |
| 1992 | 44.1% | +52.6% |
| 1993 | 37.2% | -15.5% |
| 1994 | 38.2% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 39.4% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 47.5% | +20.4% |
| 1997 | 45.1% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 39.3% | -12.9% |
| 1999 | 37.6% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 37.8% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 42.4% | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 38.1% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 42.2% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 39.1% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | -21.8% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | +27.9% |
| 2009 | 39.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | -38.9% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +75.7% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 41.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 43.5% | -5.7% |
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
- Merchandise trade 33.1% (2025)
- Food imports 22.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 39.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 428.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,514 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0534 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 7,887 current US$ per person (2025)
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.