The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Barbados passport: rank 47 of 199
The Barbados passport scores 67.5 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 139 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 144.6, rank 49).
Photo: Beach on the west coast of Barbados · Berit (Redhill, Surrey) · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Investor Score
How the Barbados passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 20.8 / 30 | 139 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 69% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 1.8 / 20 | Right to live and work in 11 other countries. |
| Banking access | 15.0 / 15 | Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check. |
| Tax and obligations | 15.0 / 15 | No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad. |
| Citizenship flexibility | 9.0 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed; Passed automatically to children born abroad; Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds |
| Stability and consular protection | 5.9 / 10 | Political stability 88/100 · rule of law 70/100 · embassies or consulates in 13 countries. |
| Investor Score | 67.5 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Barbados passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free109
- Albania · 90 days
- Andorra
- Angola · 30 days
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina · 90 days
- Austria · 90 days
- Bahamas
- Bangladesh · 90 days
- Belarus · 30 days
- Belgium · 90 days
- Belize
- Bosnia & Herzegovina · 90 days
- Botswana · 90 days
- Brazil · 90 days
- Bulgaria · 90 days
- Canada
- Chile · 90 days
- China · 30 days
- Colombia · 90 days
- Costa Rica · 90 days
- Croatia
- Cuba · 28 days
- Cyprus · 90 days
- Czechia · 90 days
- Denmark · 90 days
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic · 30 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- El Salvador · 180 days
- Equatorial Guinea
- Estonia · 90 days
- Eswatini · 30 days
- Fiji
- Finland · 90 days
- France · 90 days
- Gambia · 90 days
- Georgia
- Germany · 90 days
- Ghana · 60 days
- Greece · 90 days
- Grenada
- Guatemala · 90 days
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras · 90 days
- Hong Kong · 90 days
- Hungary · 90 days
- Iceland · 90 days
- Ireland · 90 days
- Italy · 90 days
- Jamaica · 180 days
- Japan · 90 days
- Kenya · 90 days
- Kiribati · 90 days
- Kosovo · 90 days
- Latvia · 90 days
- Lesotho · 90 days
- Liechtenstein · 90 days
- Lithuania · 90 days
- Luxembourg · 90 days
- Malawi · 90 days
- Malaysia · 90 days
- Malta · 90 days
- Mauritius · 180 days
- Mexico · 180 days
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Moldova · 90 days
- Monaco
- Montenegro · 90 days
- Netherlands · 90 days
- Nicaragua · 90 days
- North Macedonia · 90 days
- Norway · 90 days
- Palestine
- Panama · 90 days
- Peru · 90 days
- Philippines · 30 days
- Poland · 90 days
- Portugal · 90 days
- Romania · 90 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Samoa · 60 days
- San Marino
- Serbia · 30 days
- Seychelles
- Singapore · 30 days
- Slovakia · 90 days
- Slovenia · 90 days
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa · 30 days
- Spain · 90 days
- St Kitts & Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Suriname · 90 days
- Sweden · 90 days
- Switzerland · 90 days
- Tanzania
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates · 90 days
- Uruguay · 90 days
- Uzbekistan · 30 days
- Vanuatu · 120 days
- Vatican City
- Venezuela · 90 days
- Zambia · 90 days
- Zimbabwe
Electronic travel authorisation5
- Israel · 90 days
- Pakistan
- South Korea · 90 days
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
- United Kingdom
Visa on arrival25
- Armenia · 120 days
- Bahrain · 14 days
- Bolivia · 90 days
- Burundi
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Cape Verde · 30 days
- Comoros
- Egypt · 30 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Iran · 30 days
- Jordan · 30 days
- Laos · 30 days
- Lebanon
- Macao · 30 days
- Madagascar · 90 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Marshall Islands · 90 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Nepal · 90 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tonga · 31 days
- Tuvalu
E-visa34
Right to live and work
Where Barbados citizens can live and work
Barbados citizens can live and work without a permit in these countries:
Right to live and work11
- Belize · full right
- Dominica · full right
- St Vincent & the Grenadines · full right
- Antigua & Barbuda · facilitated residence
- Grenada · facilitated residence
- Guyana · facilitated residence
- Jamaica · facilitated residence
- St Kitts & Nevis · facilitated residence
- St Lucia · facilitated residence
- Suriname · facilitated residence
- Trinidad & Tobago · facilitated residence
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Barbados citizens
Banking
- Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check.
Tax and obligations
- No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad.
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed
- Passed automatically to children born abroad
- Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 88/100 · rule of law 70/100 · embassies or consulates in 13 countries.
Barbados passport: common questions
How many countries can Barbados passport holders visit without a visa? +
139 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 109 visa-free, 5 with an electronic travel authorisation and 25 with a visa on arrival. A further 34 offer an e-visa, and 25 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Barbados citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa-free. United Kingdom: Electronic travel authorisation. United States: Visa required.
Is the Barbados passport good for investors? +
It ranks 47 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 67.5 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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