Barbados vs Central Europe and the Baltics: Employment in services (% of total employment)
Employment in services (% of total employment) over time
- Barbados
- Central Europe and the Baltics
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 82.6% against 63.4% in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 19.2%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 13th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 14th of 187 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Central Europe and the Baltics | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.4% | 45.4% | 26.0% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 52.7% | 22.0% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 58.5% | 19.2% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 61.7% | 19.8% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in services (% of total employment), Barbados or Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Barbados, at 82.6% against 63.4% in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in services (% of total employment) between Barbados and Central Europe and the Baltics?
- 19.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Central Europe and the Baltics?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Central Europe and the Baltics rank globally for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Barbados ranks 13th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 14th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).