International tourism, number of arrivals in Barbados
Barbados: International tourism, number of arrivals was 966,000 in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of arrivals in Barbados, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 966,000 for international tourism, number of arrivals in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.8% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of arrivals in Barbados peaked at 1.36 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 927,000, in 1995.
That places Barbados 99th out of 201 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, number of arrivals in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 927,000 | — |
| 1996 | 957,000 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 990,000 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 1.02 million | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 947,000 | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 1.08 million | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 1.03 million | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.02 million | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.09 million | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 1.27 million | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 1.11 million | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 1.10 million | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.19 million | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 1.17 million | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.15 million | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.20 million | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.19 million | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.05 million | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 1.08 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.18 million | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 1.23 million | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.34 million | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 1.36 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 966,000 | -28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 968,000 | 927,000 | 1.02 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.12 million | 1.02 million | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 million | 966,000 | 1.36 million | 10 |
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, number of arrivals in Barbados?
- International tourism, number of arrivals in Barbados was 966,000 in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 927,000 in 1995.
- How does Barbados rank for international tourism, number of arrivals?
- Barbados ranks 99th out of 201 countries with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, number of arrivals rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, number of arrivals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.