Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Barbados
Barbados: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Barbados, 1995–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Barbados is 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 49.8% on the previous year and down 76.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Barbados peaked at 0.0496 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2017.
Barbados ranks 164th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 unit in Barbados, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0496 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0447 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0447 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0461 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0488 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0414 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0394 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -49.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0447 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0496 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0488 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 161 Mauritania 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 162 Dominican Republic 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 163 Eswatini 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 165 Mali 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 166 Mexico 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 167 United States 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit in Barbados?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Barbados was 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0496 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Barbados ranks 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.9%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.