Travel services in Barbados
Barbados: Travel services 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 167th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Travel services 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% |
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 22.7% (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 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 167th 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.