Barbados vs Sri Lanka: Military spending, annual growth rate
Barbados
-1.17 % change on previous year
in 2020
Sri Lanka
-2.14 % change on previous year
in 2023
Barbados rank
159th
Sri Lanka rank
160th
Military spending, annual growth rate over time
- Barbados
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Barbados currently reports -1.17 % change on previous year against -2.14 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.97 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Barbados ranks 159th and Sri Lanka ranks 160th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -7.48 % change on previous year | -3.24 % change on previous year | 4.24 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 22.71 % change on previous year | 6.72 % change on previous year | 15.99 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 1980s | 14.66 % change on previous year | 20.15 % change on previous year | 5.5 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | -0.2397 % change on previous year | 9.06 % change on previous year | 9.3 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 6.71 % change on previous year | 7.14 % change on previous year | 0.4331 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.57 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2.18 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 2020s | -1.17 % change on previous year | -8.34 % change on previous year | 7.18 % change on previous year | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, annual growth rate, Barbados or Sri Lanka?
- Barbados, at -1.17 % change on previous year against -2.14 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
- What is the difference in military spending, annual growth rate between Barbados and Sri Lanka?
- 0.97 % change on previous year, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sri Lanka?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Sri Lanka rank globally for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Barbados ranks 159th and Sri Lanka ranks 160th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.