Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Barbados
Barbados: Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures was 1.31 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Barbados, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1.31 for agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Barbados peaked at 3.07 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 2020.
Barbados ranks 19th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.26 | — |
| 2004 | 1.53 | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 1.41 | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 1.76 | +24.8% |
| 2007 | 1.81 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.89 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.27 | -32.8% |
| 2010 | 1.18 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.87 | +58.5% |
| 2012 | 1.44 | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 1.48 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.85 | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 3.07 | +65.9% |
| 2016 | 2.6 | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 1.28 | -50.8% |
| 2018 | 2.23 | +74.2% |
| 2019 | 1.33 | -40.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8 | -39.8% |
| 2021 | 0.93 | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 1.53 | +64.5% |
| 2023 | 1.28 | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 1.31 | +2.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.31 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.49, 2.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.31 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.28, 4.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.56 | 1.26 | 1.89 | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.83 | 1.18 | 3.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 | 0.8 | 1.53 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Barbados?
- Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Barbados was 1.31 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture orientation index for government expenditures recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 in 2015.
- What is the lowest agriculture orientation index for government expenditures recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for agriculture orientation index for government expenditures?
- Barbados ranks 19th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture orientation index for government expenditures rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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