Barbados: Income and profits taxes

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 Barbados

Income, profits, and capital gains taxes: percent of revenue

 Latest value 29.98
 Year 2016
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2003 - 2016
 Average 31.82
 Min - Max 27.63 - 36.96
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2016 is 29.98 percent, an increase from 29.66 percent in 2015. In comparison, the world average is 26.45 percent, based on data from 137 countries. Historically, the average for Barbados from 2003 to 2016 is 31.82 percent. The minimum value, 27.63 percent, was reached in 2013 while the maximum of 36.96 percent was recorded in 2007. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Barbados - Income and profits taxes - historical chart - 2003-2016




Definition: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.

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 Government spending, percent of GDP 11.84 2022 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 0.69 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -2.00 2022 percent
 Government debt 115.50 2023 percent
 Tax revenue 27.39 2016 percent
 Commercial tax rate 35.60 2019 percent
 Tax preparation time 241 2019 hours
 Number of taxes 28 2019 taxes
 Taxes on goods and services 45.88 2016 percent
 Taxes on international trade 8.57 2016 percent
 Income and profits taxes 29.98 2016 percent
 Foreign aid 15.58 2010 million U.S. dollars
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