Barbados - International tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals

The value for International tourism, number of arrivals in Barbados was 568,000 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 575,000 in 2007 and a minimum value of 442,000 in 1995.

Definition: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they usually reside, and 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.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1995 442,000
1996 447,000
1997 472,000
1998 512,000
1999 515,000
2000 545,000
2001 507,000
2002 498,000
2003 531,000
2004 552,000
2005 548,000
2006 563,000
2007 575,000
2008 568,000
2009 519,000
2010 532,000
2011 568,000

International tourism, receipts (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Barbados was 1,074,000,000 as of 2010. Over the past 15 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,244,000,000 in 2008 and 630,000,000 in 1995.

Definition:

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1995 630,000,000
1996 667,000,000
1997 672,000,000
1998 721,000,000
1999 697,000,000
2000 733,000,000
2001 706,000,000
2002 666,000,000
2003 767,000,000
2004 784,000,000
2005 1,081,000,000
2006 1,235,000,000
2007 1,224,000,000
2008 1,244,000,000
2009 1,122,000,000
2010 1,074,000,000

International tourism, receipts (% of total exports)

International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Barbados was 51.91 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 5 years was 59.56 in 2009, while its lowest value was 51.91 in 2010.

Definition:

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank exports estimates.

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Year Value
2005 59.56
2006 58.43
2007 54.98
2008 53.81
2009 59.56
2010 51.91

International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$) in Barbados was 3,000,000 as of 2010. Over the past 15 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 10,000,000 in 2009 and 3,000,000 in 2010.

Definition:

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1995 8,000,000
1996 8,000,000
1997 9,000,000
1998 9,000,000
1999 10,000,000
2000 10,000,000
2001 9,000,000
2002 8,000,000
2003 9,000,000
2004 9,000,000
2005 8,000,000
2006 7,000,000
2007 7,000,000
2008 7,000,000
2009 10,000,000
2010 3,000,000

International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) in Barbados was 77,000,000 as of 2010. Over the past 15 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 78,000,000 in 2007 and 39,000,000 in 1995.

Definition:

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1995 39,000,000
1996 40,000,000
1997 41,000,000
1998 44,000,000
1999 45,000,000
2000 47,000,000
2001 48,000,000
2002 47,000,000
2003 49,000,000
2004 55,000,000
2005 57,000,000
2006 62,000,000
2007 78,000,000
2008 74,000,000
2009 77,000,000
2010 77,000,000

International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Barbados was 1,071,000,000 as of 2010. Over the past 15 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,237,000,000 in 2008 and 622,000,000 in 1995.

Definition:

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1995 622,000,000
1996 659,000,000
1997 663,000,000
1998 712,000,000
1999 687,000,000
2000 723,000,000
2001 697,000,000
2002 658,000,000
2003 758,000,000
2004 775,000,000
2005 1,073,000,000
2006 1,228,000,000
2007 1,217,000,000
2008 1,237,000,000
2009 1,112,000,000
2010 1,071,000,000

International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Barbados was 274,000,000 as of 2010. Over the past 15 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 274,000,000 in 2010 and 71,000,000 in 1995.

Definition:

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1995 71,000,000
1996 74,000,000
1997 79,000,000
1998 82,000,000
1999 87,000,000
2000 94,000,000
2001 101,000,000
2002 99,000,000
2003 104,000,000
2004 108,000,000
2005 217,000,000
2006 222,000,000
2007 212,000,000
2008 205,000,000
2009 216,000,000
2010 274,000,000

International tourism, expenditures (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Barbados was 351,000,000 as of 2010. Over the past 15 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 351,000,000 in 2010 and 110,000,000 in 1995.

Definition:

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1995 110,000,000
1996 114,000,000
1997 120,000,000
1998 126,000,000
1999 132,000,000
2000 141,000,000
2001 149,000,000
2002 146,000,000
2003 153,000,000
2004 163,000,000
2005 274,000,000
2006 284,000,000
2007 290,000,000
2008 279,000,000
2009 293,000,000
2010 351,000,000

International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports)

International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Barbados was 15.67 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 5 years was 15.67 in 2010, while its lowest value was 10.86 in 2008.

Definition:

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank imports estimates.

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Year Value
2005 12.62
2006 12.38
2007 12.25
2008 10.86
2009 14.11
2010 15.67

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Travel & tourism