Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Barbados
Barbados: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 119,070 current US$ per square kilometre in 2017. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Barbados, 1995–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2017, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Barbados stood at 119,070 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 48.3% on the previous year and down 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Barbados peaked at 411,628 current US$ per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 119,070 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2017.
That places Barbados 40th out of 189 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
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 square in Barbados, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 255,814 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 265,116 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 279,070 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 293,023 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 306,977 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 327,907 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 346,512 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 339,535 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 355,814 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 379,070 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 367,442 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 386,046 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 411,628 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 358,140 current US$ per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 297,674 current US$ per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 337,209 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 265,116 current US$ per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 232,558 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 237,209 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 267,442 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 276,744 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 230,233 current US$ per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 119,070 current US$ per square kilometre | -48.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square 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 | -48.3% | 230,233 current US$ per square kilometre | 119,070 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 280,000 current US$ per square kilometre | 255,814 current US$ per square kilometre | 306,977 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 356,977 current US$ per square kilometre | 297,674 current US$ per square kilometre | 411,628 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 245,698 current US$ per square kilometre | 119,070 current US$ per square kilometre | 337,209 current US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 37 Slovenia 132,891 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 38 France 119,582 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 39 Marshall Islands 119,203 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 41 Palestine 117,204 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 42 Trinidad and Tobago 110,709 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 43 Czechia 98,221 current US$ per square kilometre 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 square in Barbados?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Barbados was 119,070 current US$ per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 411,628 current US$ per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 119,070 current US$ per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Barbados ranks 40th out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.1%. 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 Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.