Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Barbados
Barbados: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 16.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Barbados, 1967–2017
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2017, transport services in Barbados stood at 16.1%.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Barbados peaked at 60.1% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2013.
Barbados ranks 174th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 24.5% | — |
| 1968 | 37.9% | +54.4% |
| 1969 | 40.5% | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 42.5% | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 42.2% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 40.6% | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 45.8% | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 57.1% | +24.5% |
| 1975 | 57.9% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 58.7% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 57.3% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 58.1% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 60.1% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 59.3% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 56.3% | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 53.4% | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 57.5% | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 58.5% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 54.7% | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 41.5% | -24.0% |
| 1987 | 35.1% | -15.5% |
| 1988 | 40.8% | +16.2% |
| 1989 | 38.4% | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 38.4% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 42.0% | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 37.3% | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 33.7% | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 33.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 33.6% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 33.0% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 34.0% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 34.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 33.6% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 29.0% | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 30.0% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 28.2% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | -35.1% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +29.0% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +1.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 16.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.2%, 80% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 16.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.3%, 57% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +54.4% | 24.5% | 37.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.3% | 24.5% | 40.5% | 3 |
| 1970s | 52.0% | 40.6% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.5% | 35.1% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 33.0% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 21.7% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 14.6% | 23.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 transport services in Barbados?
- Transport services in Barbados was 16.1% in 2017, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 1979.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2013.
- How does Barbados rank for transport services?
- Barbados ranks 174th out of 197 countries with data for 2017.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.