International tourism, expenditures in Barbados
Barbados: International tourism, expenditures was 4.4% 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 % of total imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Barbados is 4.4%, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Barbados peaked at 11.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2013.
That places Barbados 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.3% | — |
| 1996 | 10.9% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 9.8% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -19.8% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -24.2% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 9.8% | 11.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 6.3% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 6.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 4.4% 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 11.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2013.
- How does Barbados rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Barbados ranks 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2016.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. 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 (% of total imports). 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. 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.