Global rank
#14
Barbados • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free105 · 53%
Visa on arrival29 · 15%
eTA8 · 4%
Visa required57 · 29%
Bloc
CARICOM
14
Union Members
World reach
71%
About the Barbados passport
Ranked #14 out of 200 in the global passport index, the Barbados passport offers more travel freedom than 93% of passports worldwide. Alongside San Marino and Brunei, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. Barbados citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to Barbados citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
The top marginal income tax rate in Barbados is 28%, with capital gains taxed at Varies. The country operates a standard mid tax regime.
Barbados is a member of CARICOM, granting facilitated movement across Caribbean member states.
Where Barbados passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustriaBahamasBangladeshBelarusBelgiumBelizeBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEstoniaEswatiniFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIranIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKenyaKiribatiLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTanzaniaTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTuvaluUgandaUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlgeriaAustraliaAzerbaijanBahrainBeninBhutanBoliviaBruneiBurkina FasoCameroonCentral African RepublicChadCongoDR CongoEritreaEthiopiaGabonGuineaIndiaIndonesiaIraqKazakhstanKuwaitKyrgyzstanLiberiaLibyaMaliMauritaniaMongoliaMoroccoMyanmarNauruNew ZealandNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaOmanPakistanParaguayQatarRussiaSao Tome and PrincipeSomaliaSouth SudanSudanSyriaTaiwanTajikistanThailandTogoTürkiyeTurkmenistanUkraineUnited StatesVietnamYemen
How Barbados compares regionally
Among CARICOM members, the Barbados passport ranks 1st of 14 by mobility. The average passport rank across CARICOM members is #33.