Bilateral relations

Australia and Barbados established diplomatic relations in 1974. Australia's High Commissioner in Port of Spain has non-resident accreditation to Barbados. Australia has an Honorary Consul in Bridgetown.

Barbados does not have official representation in Australia. Barbados has an Honorary Consul in Sydney.

Australia and Barbados are members of the Commonwealth, International Maritime Organisation (IMO), World Trade Organisation (WTO), and United Nations (UN).

Barbados is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Association of Caribbean States (ACS), Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States, Organization of American States (OAS) and the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) grouping.

Barbados joined the Commonwealth Blue Charter Coral Reef Protection and Restoration Action Group in 2020, a group Australia co-champions with Belize and Mauritius.

Further economic and trade information can be found in our Barbados trade/economic fact sheet [PDF].

Fast facts

Barbadian visitors to Australia (2021-22 Dept of Home Affairs) ^#

16

Australian visitors to Barbados (primary destination) (2021-22 Dept of Home Affairs) ^#

48

Resident Australian population born in Barbados (2021 Census)

378

Australian residents of Barbadian descent (2021 Census)

524

Barbadian students in Australia (2023 Dept of Education) ^*

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High level engagement

• 2023 September – Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong met with Prime Minister Mia Mottley and Minister for Foreign Affairs Kerrie Symmonds at UNGA in New York
• 2017 January – Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop met former Minister for Foreign Affairs Maxine McClean in Grenada
• 2012 January – Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs, Richard Marles visited Barbados

Agreements with Barbados

2019 – Tax Information Exchange Agreement

Travel

See Australian Government travel advice for Australians overseas on Smartraveller

Austrade

See international Austrade offices

Australian High Commission in Trinidad and Tobago

18 Herbert Street, St Clair, Port of Spain

Trinidad and Tobago

Tel: +1 (868) 822 5450

General: ahc.portofspain@dfat.gov.au

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^# This financial year data is owned by Home Affairs. It provides quarterly updates to this data on its website

^* This Jan-Sep 2023 data is owned by the Department of Education. It provides updates to these numbers on its website