Spirits consumption per person in Barbados
Barbados: Spirits consumption per person was 4.76 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
4.76
Change on year
up 12.4%
World rank
8th
of 187 countries
All-time high
4.93
in 2017
All-time low
3.25
in 1998
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Spirits consumption per person in Barbados, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 4.76 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 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.25, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.93 | — |
| 1991 | 4.23 | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 4.47 | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 4.49 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 4.14 | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 3.43 | -17.1% |
| 1996 | 3.56 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 3.43 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 3.25 | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 4.03 | +24.0% |
| 2000 | 3.85 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 3.73 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 3.86 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 3.76 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 3.87 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 3.88 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.02 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 4.04 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.31 | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 4.36 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 4.09 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 4.2 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 4.36 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 4.4 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 4.58 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.7 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 4.88 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 4.93 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 4.86 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 4.78 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 4.12 | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 4.24 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 4.76 | +12.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 4.76 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.79, 2.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 4.76 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.02, 2.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9 | 3.25 | 4.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.97 | 3.73 | 4.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.58 | 4.09 | 4.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.37 | 4.12 | 4.76 | 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 spirits consumption per person in Barbados?
- Spirits consumption per person in Barbados was 4.76 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4.93 in 2017.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.25 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Spirits consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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