International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Barbados
Barbados: International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) was 44.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Barbados, 1995–2016
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 44.4% for international tourism, receipts in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Barbados peaked at 60.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 2014.
Barbados ranks 19th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 60.3% | — |
| 1996 | 53.3% | -11.6% |
| 1997 | 56.7% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 59.4% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 58.1% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 56.7% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 55.9% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 53.1% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 57.6% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 57.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 51.3% | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 53.4% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 42.2% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 41.3% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 44.4% | +7.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 44.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 10.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 44.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.5%, 5.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.5% | 53.3% | 60.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 51.3% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 38.8% | 50.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 16 Tonga 47.8% compare
- 17 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 46.1% compare
- 18 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 46.0%
- 20 Tuvalu 43.4% compare
- 21 Cape Verde 39.9% compare
- 22 Dominican Republic 37.7% compare
More private sector data for Barbados
- Merchandise trade 33.1% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 670.92 million current US$ (2017)
- Food exports 43.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 41.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 428.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.50 billion current US$ (2017)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,514 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Barbados?
- International tourism, receipts in Barbados was 44.4% in 2016, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 2014.
- How does Barbados rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Barbados ranks 19th out of 183 countries with data for 2016.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports 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 residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.