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
Latest (2022)
4.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 12.4%
World rank
8th
of 187 countries
All-time high
4.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2017
All-time low
3.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1998
Years of data
33
1990–2022
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.
Spirits consumption per person in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1991 | 4.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 4.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 4.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 4.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 3.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -17.1% |
| 1996 | 3.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 3.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 3.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 4.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +24.0% |
| 2000 | 3.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 3.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 3.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 3.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 3.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 3.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 4.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 4.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 4.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 4.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 4.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 4.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 4.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 4.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 4.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 4.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 4.78 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 4.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 4.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 4.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 4.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 2.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 4.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 2.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 18.57 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 65.74 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 303.06 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,073 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2024)
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.