Employment in services (% of total employment) in Barbados
Barbados: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 82.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Barbados, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services (% of total employment) in Barbados stood at 82.6%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Barbados peaked at 82.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 70.3%, in 1992.
Barbados ranks 13th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 71.0% | — |
| 1992 | 70.3% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 72.0% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 72.4% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 72.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 71.7% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 71.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 70.8% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 70.5% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 72.2% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 74.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 74.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 76.2% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 75.4% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 75.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 75.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 76.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 76.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 77.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 77.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 78.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 80.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 80.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 80.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.4% | 70.3% | 72.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 72.2% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 76.3% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 80.3% | 82.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 10 Israel 84.1% compare
- 11 French Polynesia 83.7% compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 83.2% compare
- 14 United States Virgin Islands 81.9% compare
- 15 Cyprus 81.6% compare
- 16 Sweden 81.4% compare
More work & labour data for Barbados
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6853 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7302 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9854 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8257 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 114.42 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 165.89 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 97.75 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 96.95 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 194.7 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Barbados?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Barbados was 82.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.3% in 1992.
- How does Barbados rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Barbados ranks 13th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).