Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Barbados

Barbados: Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips was 0.6631 ratio in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
0.6631 ratio
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
39th
of 134 countries
All-time high
1.63 ratio
in 2020
All-time low
0.6631 ratio
in 2022
Years of data
28
1995–2022

Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Barbados, 1995–2022

00.511.51995200820221995: 1.1 ratio1996: 1.1 ratio1997: 1.1 ratio1998: 0.99 ratio1999: 0.841 ratio2000: 0.978 ratio2001: 1 ratio2002: 1.1 ratio2003: 1.1 ratio2004: 1.3 ratio2005: 1 ratio2006: 0.957 ratio2007: 1.1 ratio2008: 1.1 ratio2009: 1.2 ratio2010: 1.2 ratio2011: 1.1 ratio2012: 0.965 ratio2013: 1.1 ratio2014: 1.1 ratio2015: 0.992 ratio2016: 0.941 ratio2017: 1 ratio2018: 0.994 ratio2019: 0.847 ratio2020: 1.6 ratio2021: 0.673 ratio2022: 0.663 ratio

Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.

Analysis

In 2022, ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Barbados stood at 0.6631 ratio. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Barbados peaked at 1.63 ratio in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6631 ratio, in 2022.

That places Barbados 39th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.03 ratio 0.8408 ratio 1.14 ratio 5
2000s 1.08 ratio 0.9574 ratio 1.31 ratio 10
2010s 1.03 ratio 0.847 ratio 1.25 ratio 10
2020s 0.9891 ratio 0.6631 ratio 1.63 ratio 3

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 36 New Caledonia 0.7619 ratio compare
  2. 37 Argentina 0.72 ratio compare
  3. 38 Montserrat 0.6889 ratio compare
  4. 40 Estonia 0.6145 ratio compare
  5. 41 Romania 0.6078 ratio compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Barbados?
Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Barbados was 0.6631 ratio in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 1.63 ratio in 2020.
What is the lowest ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6631 ratio in 2022.
How does Barbados rank for ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips?
Barbados ranks 39th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips
Unit
ratio
Source
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,886 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Same-day trips are those by visitors who arrive and depart within the same day. Tourist trips are those by people who stay overnight. A country with a ratio greater than one has more trips by visitors who leave the same day than those that stay overnight.