International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Barbados
Barbados: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 53.00 million current US$ in 2016. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Barbados, 1995–2016
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2016, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Barbados stood at 53.00 million current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Barbados peaked at 108.00 million current US$ in 2004 and was at its lowest, 49.00 million current US$, in 2014.
Barbados ranks 150th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.60 million current US$ | 71.00 million current US$ | 87.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 96.10 million current US$ | 71.00 million current US$ | 108.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.57 million current US$ | 49.00 million current US$ | 71.00 million current US$ | 7 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 147 Nicaragua 63.00 million current US$ compare
- 148 Suriname 60.00 million current US$ compare
- 149 East Timor 54.00 million current US$ compare
- 151 Cape Verde 52.00 million current US$ compare
- 152 Central African Republic 50.40 million current US$ compare
- 153 Bhutan 50.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Barbados
- Merchandise exports 428.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 39.9% (2024)
- Food exports 43.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 52.6% (2024)
- Food imports 22.7% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 33.1% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.50 billion current US$ (2017)
- Transport services 16.1% (2017)
- Computer, communications and other services 69.8% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Barbados?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Barbados was 53.00 million current US$ in 2016, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 108.00 million current US$ in 2004.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.00 million current US$ in 2014.
- How does Barbados rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Barbados ranks 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. 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, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.