Barbados vs Sri Lanka: International tourism, expenditures

Barbados
4.4%
in 2016
Sri Lanka
4.4%
in 2020
Barbados rank
66th
Sri Lanka rank
67th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Barbados
  • Sri Lanka
02.557.51012.5199520072020

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 4.4% against 4.4% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 67th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 10.3% 4.6% 5.7% Barbados
2000s 8.7% 5.6% 3.1% Barbados
2010s 5.0% 7.3% 2.3% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Barbados or Sri Lanka?
Barbados, at 4.4% against 4.4% in Sri Lanka as of 2016.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Barbados and Sri Lanka?
0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sri Lanka?
22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
How do Barbados and Sri Lanka rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Barbados ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 67th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports)
Unit
% of total imports
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,748 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.