Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Barbados
Barbados: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 43.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
43.0%
World rank
129th
of 189 countries
All-time high
48.2%
in 2012
All-time low
40.0%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Barbados, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Barbados is 43.0%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Barbados peaked at 48.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2016.
That places Barbados 129th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 47.8% | — |
| 2010 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 48.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | -8.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 43.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 58% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 43.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.7%, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.8% | 47.8% | 47.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 40.0% | 48.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 43.0% | 43.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 126 Burkina Faso 43.5% compare
- 127 Solomon Islands 43.3% compare
- 128 Saint Lucia 43.1% compare
- 130 Naoero 42.2% compare
- 131 Mongolia 42.1% compare
- 132 Syrian Arab Republic 41.8% compare
More health data for Barbados
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,453 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5046 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5262 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Barbados?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Barbados was 43.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Barbados ranks 129th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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