Military spending per military personnel in Barbados

Barbados: Military spending per military personnel was 50,592 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
50,592
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
69th
of 170 countries
All-time high
51,189
in 2019
All-time low
4,368
in 1979
Years of data
30
1979–2020

Military spending per military personnel in Barbados, 1979–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1979199920201979: 4.4k1980: 22.3k1981: 23.7k1982: 21.8k1983: 21.7k1984: 22.2k1985: 21.6k1986: 19.1k1987: 18.3k2000: 19.3k2001: 20.2k2002: 20.7k2003: 24.5k2004: 27.9k2005: 32.3k2006: 33.4k2007: 35.8k2008: 35.3k2009: 36.3k2010: 35.4k2011: 37.9k2012: 39.2k2013: 37.6k2014: 39.4k2015: 41.2k2016: 42.8k2017: 46.5k2018: 48.4k2019: 51.2k2020: 50.6k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, military spending per military personnel in Barbados stood at 50,592.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military spending per military personnel in Barbados peaked at 51,189 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,368, in 1979.

Barbados ranks 69th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4,368 4,368 4,368 1
1980s 21,348 18,261 23,672 8
2000s 28,561 19,322 36,275 10
2010s 41,964 35,399 51,189 10
2020s 50,592 50,592 50,592 1

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 66 Cyprus 52,993 compare
  2. 67 Azerbaijan 52,190 compare
  3. 68 Mexico 51,571 compare
  4. 70 Bulgaria 48,043 compare
  5. 71 Colombia 47,661 compare
  6. 72 Namibia 45,412 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military spending per military personnel in Barbados?
Military spending per military personnel in Barbados was 50,592 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest military spending per military personnel recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 51,189 in 2019.
What is the lowest military spending per military personnel recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 4,368 in 1979.
How does Barbados rank for military spending per military personnel?
Barbados ranks 69th out of 170 countries with data for 2020.
Is military spending per military personnel rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending per military personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Military spending per military personnel
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
170 places, 14,182 data points, 1816–2022
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