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Unemployment rate
Barbados — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.6% (1988) |
| 1991 | 18% (1990) |
| 1992 | 18% (1991) |
| 1993 | 23% (1992) |
| 1994 | 23% (1992) |
| 1995 | 20.5% (1994 est.) |
| 1996 | 19.9% (September 1995) |
| 1997 | 16.2% (1996) |
| 1998 | 16.2% (1996) |
| 1999 | 12% (1998 est.) |
| 2000 | 12% (1998 est.) |
| 2001 | 11% (1999 est.) |
| 2002 | 10% (2001 est.) |
| 2003 | 10% (2001 est.) |
| 2004 | 10.7% (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 10.7% (2003 est.) |
| 2006 | 10.7% (2003 est.) |
| 2007 | 10.7% (2003 est.) |
| 2008 | 10.7% (2003 est.) |
| 2009 | 10.7% (2003 est.) country comparison to the world: 126 |
| 2010 | 10.7% (2003 est.) country comparison to the world: 116 |
| 2011 | 10.7% (2003 est.) country comparison to the world: 115 |
| 2012 | 11.2% (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 121 10.8% (2010 est.) |
| 2013 | 11.6% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 122 11.2% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 11.4% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 119 11.6% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 12.7% (2014 est.) | 11.7% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 125 |
| 2016 | 11.3% (2015 est.) | 12.3% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 128 |
| 2017 | 9.9% (2016 est.) | 11.3% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 129 |
| 2018 | 10.1% (2017 est.) | 9.9% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 10.1% (2017 est.) | 9.9% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 10.1% (2017 est.) | 9.9% (2016 est.) |
| 2021 | 10.1% (2017 est.) 9.9% (2016 est.) |
| 2022 | 10.1% (2017 est.) 9.9% (2016 est.) |
| 2023 | 10.41% (2021 est.) 10.38% (2020 est.) 8.41% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 7.95% (2023 est.) 8.49% (2022 est.) 9.42% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 7.6% (2024 est.) 7.9% (2023 est.) 8.4% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |