Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Barbados
Barbados: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) was 2.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Barbados, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture share of government expenditure in Barbados is 2.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Barbados peaked at 5.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2010.
Barbados ranks 76th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.4% | — |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +58.5% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -49.4% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +116.8% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -38.0% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -2.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 2.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 2.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 2.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.4%, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.1% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Barbados?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Barbados was 2.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2010.
- How does Barbados rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Barbados ranks 76th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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