Beer consumption per person in Barbados
Barbados: Beer consumption per person was 3.53 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Beer consumption per person in Barbados, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beer consumption per person in Barbados is 3.53, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Barbados peaked at 3.63 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.83, in 1995.
Barbados ranks 35th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Beer consumption per person in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.06 | — |
| 1991 | 2.92 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 2.23 | -23.6% |
| 1993 | 2.63 | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 2.76 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 1.83 | -33.7% |
| 1996 | 1.83 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.94 | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 1.96 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 2.02 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 2.3 | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 2.57 | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 2.71 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 2.75 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.77 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.88 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.94 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.91 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 3.03 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 2.75 | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 2.97 | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 3.02 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 3.07 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.17 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 3.19 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.21 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.31 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.41 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 3.51 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 3.63 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 3.05 | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 3.25 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 3.53 | +8.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 3.53 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.3, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 3.53 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.46, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -33.7% | 2.76 | 1.83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.32 | 1.83 | 3.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.76 | 2.3 | 3.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.25 | 2.97 | 3.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.28 | 3.05 | 3.53 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More economy & growth data for Barbados
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 85.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -64.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 55.55 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -66.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 40.56 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Barbados?
- Beer consumption per person in Barbados was 3.53 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beer consumption per person recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 3.63 in 2019.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.83 in 1995.
- How does Barbados rank for beer consumption per person?
- Barbados ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 Beer consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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