Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Barbados
Barbados: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad was 51.20 million current US$ in 2017. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Barbados, 1995–2017
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Barbados is 51.20 million current US$, measured in 2017. 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 in Barbados peaked at 177.00 million current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 51.20 million current US$, in 2017.
Barbados ranks 177th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Barbados, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 110.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 114.00 million current US$ | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 120.00 million current US$ | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 126.00 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 132.00 million current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 141.00 million current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 149.00 million current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 146.00 million current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 153.00 million current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 163.00 million current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 158.00 million current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 166.00 million current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 177.00 million current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 154.00 million current US$ | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 128.00 million current US$ | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 145.00 million current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 114.00 million current US$ | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 100.00 million current US$ | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 102.00 million current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 115.00 million current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 119.00 million current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 99.00 million current US$ | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 51.20 million current US$ | -48.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 51.20 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.47 billion current US$, 1% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 51.20 million current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 704.23 million current US$, 7% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -48.3% | 99.00 million current US$ | 51.20 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 120.40 million current US$ | 110.00 million current US$ | 132.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 153.50 million current US$ | 128.00 million current US$ | 177.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.65 million current US$ | 51.20 million current US$ | 145.00 million current US$ | 8 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 in Barbados?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Barbados was 51.20 million current US$ in 2017, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 177.00 million current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.20 million current US$ in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Barbados ranks 177th out of 199 countries with data for 2017.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 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 UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.