Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Barbados
Barbados: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 14.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
14.9%
World rank
68th
of 189 countries
All-time high
14.9%
in 2012
All-time low
13.0%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Barbados, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 14.9% for taxes as a % of price: value added tax in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Barbados peaked at 14.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2008.
That places Barbados 68th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13.0% | — |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 14.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 93% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 14.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.0%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 13.0% | 14.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 1 |
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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: value added tax in Barbados?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Barbados was 14.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2008.
- How does Barbados rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Barbados ranks 68th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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