Travel services in Barbados
Barbados: Travel services was 72.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Barbados, 1967–2017
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 72.0% for travel services in 2017.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Barbados peaked at 85.5% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 2014.
Barbados ranks 35th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Travel services in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 69.5% | — |
| 1968 | 75.5% | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 73.8% | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 79.2% | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 80.5% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 82.6% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 82.2% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 85.5% | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 81.8% | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 77.3% | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 79.9% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 78.5% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 80.1% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 79.8% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 82.2% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 76.9% | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 78.0% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 79.4% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 78.9% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 73.6% | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 77.6% | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 79.2% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 79.4% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 81.4% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 77.4% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 78.4% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 79.4% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 77.1% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 78.7% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 69.2% | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 75.1% | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 76.3% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 74.5% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 73.7% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 72.6% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 78.1% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 73.1% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 83.6% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 80.4% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 80.2% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 76.9% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 76.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 68.8% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.0% | 69.5% | 75.5% | 3 |
| 1970s | 80.8% | 77.3% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.5% | 73.6% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.8% | 69.2% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 68.4% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 66.0% | 80.2% | 8 |
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 travel services in Barbados?
- Travel services in Barbados was 72.0% in 2017, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 1974.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 2014.
- How does Barbados rank for travel services?
- Barbados ranks 35th out of 198 countries with data for 2017.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.