Military spending, per unit of GDP in Barbados
Barbados: Military spending, per unit of GDP was 0.0094 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.0094 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 12.8%
World rank
135th
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.0309 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1966
All-time low
0.0063 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2000
Years of data
55
1966–2020
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Barbados, 1966–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.0094 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP for military spending, per unit of gdp in 2020.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per unit of gdp in Barbados peaked at 0.0309 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2000.
That places Barbados 135th out of 170 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Barbados, year by year
| Year | constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0.0309 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1967 | 0.0264 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0248 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0196 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0154 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0122 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 1972 | 0.007 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +117.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0133 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0095 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0083 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0074 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0077 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.013 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0221 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0212 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0187 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0176 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0165 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0124 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0107 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 0.011 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.01 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0108 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0101 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0098 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0099 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0097 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0097 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0085 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0081 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0072 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0065 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0063 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0066 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0067 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0076 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0081 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0085 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0079 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0077 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0074 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0081 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0065 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0068 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0071 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0066 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0069 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0072 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0075 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.008 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0081 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0083 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0094 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0094 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0189 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 50% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0094 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0114 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 82% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per unit of GDP in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +117.9% | 0.007 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1979 | +69.4% | 0.0077 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.013 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1980 | +69.2% | 0.013 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0221 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0254 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0196 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0309 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.0109 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.007 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0154 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0156 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.01 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0221 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.009 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0065 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0108 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0075 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0085 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0073 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0065 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0083 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0094 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0094 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0094 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 132 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0099 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 133 Austria 0.0099 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 134 South Africa 0.0095 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 136 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0092 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 137 Liberia 0.009 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 138 Indonesia 0.0085 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per unit of gdp in Barbados?
- Military spending, per unit of gdp in Barbados was 0.0094 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0309 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1966.
- What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 135th out of 170 countries with data for 2020.
- Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.