Bahamas vs Barbados: Military spending as a share of GDP
Bahamas
0.8%
in 2019
Barbados
0.8%
in 2019
Bahamas rank
134th
Barbados rank
132nd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Bahamas
- Barbados
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 134th and Barbados ranks 132nd of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Barbados in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Bahamas or Barbados?
- Barbados, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Bahamas as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Bahamas and Barbados?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2019.
- How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Bahamas ranks 134th and Barbados ranks 132nd of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).