Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 182.75 current US$ per person in 2017. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Barbados, 1995–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2017, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Barbados stood at 182.75 current US$ per person. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 48.4% on the previous year and down 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Barbados peaked at 652.44 current US$ per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 182.75 current US$ per person, in 2017.
Barbados ranks 101st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 419.79 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 434.64 current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 457.33 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 480.12 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 502.82 current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 538.04 current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 567.78 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 552.72 current US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 575.67 current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 609.81 current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 588 current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 614.81 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 652.44 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 564.69 current US$ per person | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 466.94 current US$ per person | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 526.81 current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 412.84 current US$ per person | -21.6% |
| 2012 | 361.09 current US$ per person | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 367.35 current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 413.15 current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 426.54 current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 354.08 current US$ per person | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 182.75 current US$ per person | -48.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -48.4% | 354.08 current US$ per person | 182.75 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 458.94 current US$ per person | 419.79 current US$ per person | 502.82 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 573.09 current US$ per person | 466.94 current US$ per person | 652.44 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 380.58 current US$ per person | 182.75 current US$ per person | 526.81 current US$ per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 98 Montenegro 192.23 current US$ per person compare
- 99 El Salvador 189.63 current US$ per person compare
- 100 Azerbaijan 182.79 current US$ per person compare
- 102 China 177.89 current US$ per person compare
- 103 Cape Verde 177.33 current US$ per person compare
- 104 Suriname 175.71 current US$ 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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Barbados?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Barbados was 182.75 current US$ per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 652.44 current US$ per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 182.75 current US$ per person in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 101st out of 195 countries with data for 2017.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.0%. 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 Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 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
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.