Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Barbados
Barbados: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 3,289 current US$ per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Barbados, 1995–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2022, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Barbados stood at 3,289 current US$ per person.
The figure is up 48.0% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Barbados peaked at 4,445 current US$ per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,052 current US$ per person, in 2020.
That places Barbados 27th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,397 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 2,535 current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 2,553 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 2,736 current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 2,796 current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 3,034 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 2,774 current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 2,631 current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 3,161 current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 3,154 current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 3,368 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 3,956 current US$ per person | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 4,416 current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 4,411 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3,925 current US$ per person | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 3,782 current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 3,563 current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 3,420 current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 3,558 current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 3,269 current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 3,491 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 3,830 current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 3,858 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3,983 current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 4,445 current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 2,052 current US$ per person | -53.8% |
| 2021 | 2,222 current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 3,289 current US$ per person | +48.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 3,289 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,726 current US$ per person, 1.9× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 3,289 current US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 997.93 current US$ per person, 3.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,603 current US$ per person | 2,397 current US$ per person | 2,796 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 3,483 current US$ per person | 2,631 current US$ per person | 4,416 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,720 current US$ per person | 3,269 current US$ per person | 4,445 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,521 current US$ per person | 2,052 current US$ per person | 3,289 current US$ per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 24 United Arab Emirates 3,597 current US$ per person compare
- 25 Ireland 3,417 current US$ per person compare
- 26 Portugal 3,306 current US$ per person compare
- 28 Austria 3,186 current US$ per person compare
- 29 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3,109 current US$ per person compare
- 30 Hong Kong 2,985 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per in Barbados?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Barbados was 3,289 current US$ per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4,445 current US$ per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,052 current US$ per person in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Barbados ranks 27th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.