Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Barbados
Barbados: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.1348 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Barbados, 1995–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.1348 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in 2022.
That represents a change of up 27.9% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Barbados peaked at 0.2833 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1054 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Barbados 32nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Barbados, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2833 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.2813 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2682 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2549 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2487 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2598 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2617 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2447 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2369 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2532 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2562 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2511 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2409 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1918 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1769 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1726 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1746 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1601 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1709 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1886 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1849 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1863 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.1348 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.6× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.1348 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0438 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -47.2% | 0.2027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2673 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2487 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2833 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2467 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2617 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1809 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1601 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1157 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 29 Jordan 0.1537 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Georgia 0.1428 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 French Polynesia 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Cayman Islands 0.1154 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Portugal 0.1127 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 El Salvador 0.1125 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Barbados?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Barbados was 0.1348 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2833 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1054 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Barbados ranks 32nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.