International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Barbados
Barbados: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 99.00 million current US$ in 2016. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Barbados, 1995–2016
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 99.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Barbados peaked at 177.00 million current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 99.00 million current US$, in 2016.
Barbados ranks 144th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 110.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 114.00 million current US$ | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 120.00 million current US$ | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 126.00 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 132.00 million current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 141.00 million current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 149.00 million current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 146.00 million current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 153.00 million current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 163.00 million current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 158.00 million current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 166.00 million current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 177.00 million current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 154.00 million current US$ | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 128.00 million current US$ | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 145.00 million current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 114.00 million current US$ | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 100.00 million current US$ | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 102.00 million current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 115.00 million current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 119.00 million current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 99.00 million current US$ | -16.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 99.00 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 7% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 99.00 million current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.00 million current US$, 34% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 120.40 million current US$ | 110.00 million current US$ | 132.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 153.50 million current US$ | 128.00 million current US$ | 177.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.43 million current US$ | 99.00 million current US$ | 145.00 million current US$ | 7 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 141 Democratic Republic of Congo 115.00 million current US$ compare
- 142 Maldives 106.00 million current US$ compare
- 143 Nicaragua 102.00 million current US$ compare
- 145 Madagascar 97.00 million current US$ compare
- 146 Mozambique 95.00 million current US$ compare
- 147 Botswana 91.80 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Barbados
- Merchandise trade 33.1% (2025)
- Food imports 22.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 43.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 428.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,514 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0534 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Barbados?
- International tourism, expenditures in Barbados was 99.00 million current US$ in 2016, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 177.00 million current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.00 million current US$ in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Barbados ranks 144th out of 192 countries with data for 2016.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.