Barbados vs Costa Rica: Military spending as a share of GDP
Barbados
0.8%
in 2019
Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2019
Barbados rank
132nd
Costa Rica rank
130th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Barbados, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Barbados ranks 132nd and Costa Rica ranks 130th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Barbados as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2019.
- How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 132nd and Costa Rica ranks 130th 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).