Barbados vs Central African Republic: Military spending

Barbados
50.59 million constant 2022 US$
in 2020
Central African Republic
62.88 million constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Barbados rank
158th
Central African Republic rank
155th

Military spending over time

  • Barbados
  • Central African Republic
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 62.88 million constant 2022 US$ against 50.59 million constant 2022 US$ in Barbados, a difference of 12.29 million constant 2022 US$.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Barbados ranks 158th and Central African Republic ranks 155th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Central African Republic in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Central African Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 3.17 million constant 2022 US$ 25.48 million constant 2022 US$ 22.31 million constant 2022 US$ Central African Republic
1970s 3.85 million constant 2022 US$ 31.67 million constant 2022 US$ 27.82 million constant 2022 US$ Central African Republic
1980s 21.08 million constant 2022 US$ 35.53 million constant 2022 US$ 14.45 million constant 2022 US$ Central African Republic
1990s 20.41 million constant 2022 US$ 40.74 million constant 2022 US$ 20.33 million constant 2022 US$ Central African Republic
2000s 28.56 million constant 2022 US$ 25.93 million constant 2022 US$ 2.63 million constant 2022 US$ Barbados
2010s 41.96 million constant 2022 US$ 46.01 million constant 2022 US$ 4.05 million constant 2022 US$ Central African Republic
2020s 50.59 million constant 2022 US$ 54.46 million constant 2022 US$ 3.87 million constant 2022 US$ Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, Barbados or Central African Republic?
Central African Republic, at 62.88 million constant 2022 US$ against 50.59 million constant 2022 US$ in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending between Barbados and Central African Republic?
12.29 million constant 2022 US$, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Central African Republic?
55 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2020.
How do Barbados and Central African Republic rank globally for military spending?
Barbados ranks 158th and Central African Republic ranks 155th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Military spending
Unit
constant 2022 US$
Source
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 15,402 data points, 1816–2023
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.