Spirits consumption per person in Barbados
Barbados: Spirits consumption per person was 4.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Spirits consumption per person in Barbados, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 4.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year for spirits consumption per person in 2022.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Barbados peaked at 4.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1998.
Barbados ranks 8th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.97 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 5 Slovakia 5.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 6 Bulgaria 5.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 7 North Korea 5.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 9 Dominica 4.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 4.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 11 Belarus 4.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Barbados
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.8% (2025)
- GDP per capita 23,014 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 4.9% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 6.50 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 23,014 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 2 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 181.00 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 90.50 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.67 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 833.40 million current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Barbados?
- Spirits consumption per person in Barbados was 4.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2017.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1998.
- How does Barbados rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Barbados ranks 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Spirits consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spirit consumption per person, measured in liters of pure alcohol per year. Spirits are distilled alcoholic drinks and include gin, rum, whisky, tequila and vodka.