International tourism, receipts for travel items in Barbados
Barbados: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 1.12 billion current US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Barbados, 1995–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1.12 billion current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2018.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Barbados peaked at 1.20 billion current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 620.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Barbados ranks 66th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Barbados, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 620.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 657.00 million current US$ | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 661.00 million current US$ | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 709.00 million current US$ | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 724.00 million current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 785.00 million current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 719.00 million current US$ | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 687.00 million current US$ | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 831.00 million current US$ | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 834.00 million current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 897.00 million current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 1.06 billion current US$ | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 1.19 billion current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 1.20 billion current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.07 billion current US$ | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 1.04 billion current US$ | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 971.00 million current US$ | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 929.00 million current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 969.00 million current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 887.00 million current US$ | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 947.00 million current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 1.04 billion current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 1.08 billion current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.12 billion current US$ | +4.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1.12 billion current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.53 billion current US$, 73% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1.12 billion current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 450.00 million current US$, 2.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 674.20 million current US$ | 620.00 million current US$ | 724.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 927.40 million current US$ | 687.00 million current US$ | 1.20 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 998.22 million current US$ | 887.00 million current US$ | 1.12 billion current US$ | 9 |
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$), annual growth rate -7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Barbados?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Barbados was 1.12 billion current US$ in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 billion current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 620.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Barbados rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Barbados ranks 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.