Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Barbados
Barbados: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 7.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Travel 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, travel services in Barbados stood at 7.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Barbados peaked at 32.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2014.
Barbados ranks 170th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 12.1% | — |
| 1968 | 10.1% | -16.4% |
| 1969 | 11.5% | +13.2% |
| 1970 | 11.1% | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 12.7% | +14.7% |
| 1972 | 12.3% | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 15.6% | +26.8% |
| 1974 | 16.2% | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 15.6% | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 16.9% | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 17.3% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 14.4% | -17.1% |
| 1979 | 15.5% | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 18.1% | +16.4% |
| 1981 | 18.5% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 20.9% | +13.0% |
| 1983 | 18.8% | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 19.8% | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 20.2% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 23.3% | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 25.8% | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 29.3% | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 29.1% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 32.2% | +10.6% |
| 1991 | 31.9% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 30.6% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 31.6% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 30.6% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 31.2% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 30.5% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 30.1% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 29.6% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 29.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 30.2% | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 28.0% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | -23.0% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -30.8% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +29.7% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -26.7% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -3.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 7.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 35% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 7.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 42% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2% | 10.1% | 12.1% | 3 |
| 1970s | 14.8% | 11.1% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.4% | 18.1% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.8% | 29.4% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 11.6% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.3% | 14.1% | 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 travel services in Barbados?
- Travel services in Barbados was 7.6% 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 32.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2014.
- How does Barbados rank for travel services?
- Barbados ranks 170th out of 198 countries with data for 2017.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.