Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 2.08 trips per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Barbados, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Barbados is 2.08 trips per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.3% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Barbados peaked at 2.24 trips per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4437 trips per person, in 2021.
Barbados ranks 22nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.61 trips per person | — |
| 1996 | 1.61 trips per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.66 trips per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.79 trips per person | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 1.75 trips per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.85 trips per person | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 1.71 trips per person | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 1.66 trips per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.75 trips per person | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 1.8 trips per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.77 trips per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.86 trips per person | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.9 trips per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.86 trips per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.69 trips per person | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 1.74 trips per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.86 trips per person | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 1.75 trips per person | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.62 trips per person | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.66 trips per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.91 trips per person | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 2.05 trips per person | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 2.18 trips per person | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 2.24 trips per person | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.7 trips per person | -24.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5603 trips per person | -67.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4437 trips per person | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 1.59 trips per person | +259.5% |
| 2023 | 1.8 trips per person | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 2.08 trips per person | +15.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 2.08 trips per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9436 trips per person, 2.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 2.08 trips per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3556 trips per person, 5.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +259.5% | 0.4437 trips per person | 1.59 trips per person |
| 2020 | -67.0% | 1.7 trips per person | 0.5603 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.69 trips per person | 1.61 trips per person | 1.79 trips per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.79 trips per person | 1.66 trips per person | 1.9 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 trips per person | 1.62 trips per person | 2.24 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 trips per person | 0.4437 trips per person | 2.08 trips per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 19 Seychelles 2.72 trips per person compare
- 20 Slovenia 2.19 trips per person compare
- 21 Northern Mariana Islands 2.1 trips per person compare
- 23 Saint Lucia 1.96 trips per person compare
- 24 Ireland 1.91 trips per person compare
- 25 Bermuda 1.9 trips per person compare
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Barbados?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Barbados was 2.08 trips per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 trips per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4437 trips per person in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 22nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.