Barbados vs Portugal: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP
Barbados
13.5%
in 2022
Portugal
11.3%
in 2024
Barbados rank
32nd
Portugal rank
34th
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Portugal
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 13.5% against 11.3% in Portugal, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 34th of 191 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.7% | 4.8% | 22.0% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 5.0% | 19.7% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 8.0% | 10.1% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 6.8% | 4.8% | 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 Portugal?
- Barbados, at 13.5% against 11.3% in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp between Barbados and Portugal?
- 2.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Portugal?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Portugal rank globally for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 34th 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.