Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Barbados
Barbados: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 41.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Barbados, 1967–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 41.2% for manufactures exports in 2025.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Barbados peaked at 87.2% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1967.
That places Barbados 80th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 4.8% | — |
| 1968 | 10.3% | +115.4% |
| 1969 | 21.9% | +111.5% |
| 1970 | 25.4% | +16.1% |
| 1971 | 25.3% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 35.1% | +38.9% |
| 1973 | 40.5% | +15.4% |
| 1974 | 35.0% | -13.6% |
| 1975 | 28.8% | -17.8% |
| 1976 | 46.9% | +63.0% |
| 1977 | 49.8% | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 59.4% | +19.2% |
| 1979 | 63.6% | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 52.5% | -17.4% |
| 1981 | 69.6% | +32.6% |
| 1982 | 71.7% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 87.2% | +21.6% |
| 1984 | 84.0% | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 83.8% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 80.3% | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 50.8% | -36.7% |
| 1992 | 54.7% | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 61.7% | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 61.1% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 58.8% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 51.1% | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 53.7% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 56.9% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 54.8% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 51.7% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 50.6% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 49.7% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 51.8% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 56.7% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 43.2% | -23.8% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 52.7% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | +21.7% |
| 2011 | 58.1% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 55.4% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 53.5% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 59.4% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 55.5% | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 44.1% | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 37.3% | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 39.9% | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 41.2% | +3.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 41.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 59.0%, 70% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 41.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.8%, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +115.4% | 4.8% | 10.3% |
| 1969 | +111.5% | 10.3% | 21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.3% | 4.8% | 21.9% | 3 |
| 1970s | 41.0% | 25.3% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.5% | 50.8% | 87.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 56.6% | 51.1% | 61.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 43.2% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 48.9% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 37.3% | 55.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More private sector data for Barbados
- Merchandise trade 33.1% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 670.92 million current US$ (2017)
- Food exports 43.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 428.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.50 billion current US$ (2017)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Barbados?
- Manufactures exports in Barbados was 41.2% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 1983.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1967.
- How does Barbados rank for manufactures exports?
- Barbados ranks 80th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.