Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Barbados
Barbados: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 13.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Barbados, 1995–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 13.5% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2022.
The figure is 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 as a share of gdp in Barbados peaked at 28.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2021.
Barbados ranks 32nd of 191 countries on this measure, 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 as a share of GDP in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 28.3% | — |
| 1996 | 28.1% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 26.8% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 25.5% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 25.6% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -20.4% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -47.2% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | +27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.7% | 24.9% | 28.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 22.4% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 16.0% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.5% | 13.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 29 Jordan 15.4% compare
- 30 Georgia 14.3% compare
- 31 French Polynesia 14.2% compare
- 33 Cayman Islands 11.5% compare
- 34 Portugal 11.3% compare
- 35 El Salvador 11.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Barbados?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Barbados was 13.5% in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 32nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp 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 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 part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.