Bahamas vs Barbados: Customs and other import duties
Bahamas
9.4%
in 2024
Barbados
9.2%
in 2016
Bahamas rank
53rd
Barbados rank
55th
Customs and other import duties over time
- Bahamas
- Barbados
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 9.4% against 9.2% in Barbados, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 53rd and Barbados ranks 55th of 151 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.9% | 9.2% | 38.8% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 9.1% | 16.9% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher customs and other import duties, Bahamas or Barbados?
- Bahamas, at 9.4% against 9.2% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in customs and other import duties between Bahamas and Barbados?
- 0.2%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
- How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for customs and other import duties?
- Bahamas ranks 53rd and Barbados ranks 55th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.