Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Barbados

Barbados: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure was 2.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.3%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
61st
of 173 countries
All-time high
5.5%
in 2015
All-time low
2.1%
in 2010
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Barbados, 2003–2024

02462003201320242003: 2.42004: 2.42005: 2.22006: 2.52007: 2.62008: 2.62009: 2.32010: 2.12011: 3.22012: 2.72013: 2.92014: 3.52015: 5.52016: 4.82017: 2.42018: 5.32019: 3.32020: 2.62021: 2.12022: 2.52023: 2.42024: 2.3

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

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 61st of 173 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

Annual values for Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Barbados, 2003 to 2024.
Year Value 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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 61st out of 173 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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Indicator
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
227 places, 4,886 data points, 2001–2024
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