Tourist Arrivals in Barbados decreased to 47941 in June from 49961 in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Barbados Tourist Arrivals - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

According to UNWTO data, the number of international tourist arrivals in Barbados declined by ** percent in 2020 in comparison to the previous year. The decline in international tourist arrivals in the country was most likely caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which began in 2020.

Barbados BB: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data was reported at 53.000 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 56.000 USD mn for 2015. Barbados BB: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 79.500 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 108.000 USD mn in 2004 and a record low of 49.000 USD mn in 2014. Barbados BB: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Barbados – Table BB.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.;Gap-filled total;

According to the UNWTO, international tourists in Barbados spent in 2021 just under *** million U.S. dollars, excluding passenger transport expenses. This was a significant decrease compared to the previous year, when the country reported international tourists receipts greater than *********** U.S. dollars.

Barbados BB: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data was reported at 1.125 USD bn in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.080 USD bn for 2017. Barbados BB: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 913.000 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2018, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.196 USD bn in 2008 and a record low of 620.000 USD mn in 1995. Barbados BB: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Barbados – Table BB.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.;Gap-filled total;

Barbados BB: International Tourism: Receipts data was reported at 1.071 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 974.000 USD mn for 2015. Barbados BB: International Tourism: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 907.500 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.203 USD bn in 2008 and a record low of 628.000 USD mn in 1995. Barbados BB: International Tourism: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Barbados – Table BB.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.;Gap-filled total;

Barbados BB: International Tourism: Expenditures: % of Total Imports data was reported at 4.423 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.305 % for 2015. Barbados BB: International Tourism: Expenditures: % of Total Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 7.861 % from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.320 % in 1995 and a record low of 4.239 % in 2013. Barbados BB: International Tourism: Expenditures: % of Total Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Barbados – Table BB.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank imports estimates.;Weighted average;

International tourism, number of arrivals in Barbados was reported at 966000 in 2019, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Barbados - International tourism, number of arrivals - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Barbados was reported at 1125000000 USD in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Barbados - International tourism, receipts for travel items - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Tourism receipts of Barbados jumped by 9.96% from 974,000,000 US dollars in 2015 to 1,071,000,000 US dollars in 2016. Since the 7.89% drop in 2014, tourism receipts shot up by 17.69% in 2016. International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Barbados BB: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items data was reported at 33.000 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 27.000 USD mn for 2015. Barbados BB: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items data is updated yearly, averaging 9.000 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 33.000 USD mn in 2016 and a record low of 3.000 USD mn in 2010. Barbados BB: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Barbados – Table BB.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.;Gap-filled total;

Tourism expenditures as a share of total imports of Barbados sank by 16.62% from 5.3 % in 2015 to 4.4 % in 2016. Since the 17.35% jump in 2014, tourism expenditures as a share of total imports slumped by 11.08% in 2016. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.

Barbados's International tourism income (current) is US$1,125,000,000 which is the 99th highest in the world ranking. Transition graphs on International tourism income (current) in Barbados and comparison bar charts (USA vs. China vs. Japan vs. Barbados), (Vanuatu vs. Sao Tome vs. Principe vs. Barbados) are used for easy understanding. Various data can be downloaded and output in csv format for use in EXCEL free of charge.

Barbados: International tourism revenue, percent of GDP: The latest value from 2016 is 20.09 percent, an increase from 18.42 percent in 2015. In comparison, the world average is 7.69 percent, based on data from 158 countries. Historically, the average for Barbados from 1995 to 2016 is 23.21 percent. The minimum value, 16.96 percent, was reached in 2014 while the maximum of 28.33 percent was recorded in 1995.

Barbados: Tourist departures: The latest value from is thousand tourists, unavailable from thousand tourists in . In comparison, the world average is 0 thousand tourists, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Barbados from to is thousand tourists. The minimum value, thousand tourists, was reached in while the maximum of thousand tourists was recorded in .

Barbados BB: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports data was reported at 44.438 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 41.301 % for 2015. Barbados BB: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 53.339 % from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 60.261 % in 1995 and a record low of 38.823 % in 2014. Barbados BB: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Barbados – Table BB.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank exports estimates.;Weighted average;

Arrivals of Barbados plummeted by 28.76% from 1,356,000 number in 2018 to 966,000 number in 2019. Since the 9.62% surge in 2017, arrivals sank by 28.18% in 2019. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.

966.000 (número) in 2019. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.

In 2021, the travel and tourism sector in Antigua and Barbuda contributed to approximately 84 percent of the country's total employment. This Caribbean country was the most tourism-dependent island in the region in terms of employment that year. Aruba ranked second in the list, with a contribution above 80 percent.

Outbound tourism - travel of Barbados slumped by 5.36% from 56,000,000 current US dollars in 2015 to 53,000,000 current US dollars in 2016. Since the 1.72% improve in 2013, outbound tourism - travel dropped by 10.17% in 2016. Series 3.4