Barbados vs Cayman Islands: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP
Barbados
13.5%
in 2022
Cayman Islands
11.5%
in 2023
Barbados rank
32nd
Cayman Islands rank
33rd
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Cayman Islands
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 13.5% against 11.5% in Cayman Islands, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Cayman Islands's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 32nd and Cayman Islands ranks 33rd of 191 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cayman Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 11.2% | 13.8% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 13.5% | 4.6% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 5.1% | 6.4% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp, Barbados or Cayman Islands?
- Barbados, at 13.5% against 11.5% in Cayman Islands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp between Barbados and Cayman Islands?
- 2.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cayman Islands?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Cayman Islands rank globally for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 32nd and Cayman Islands ranks 33rd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.