What is the difference in tax revenue between Bahamas and Barbados?

80.14 million current LCU, 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.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Barbados: Tax revenue

Bahamas

2.74 billion current LCU

in 2024

Barbados

2.66 billion current LCU

in 2016

Bahamas rank

138th

Barbados rank

139th

Tax revenue over time

Bahamas
Barbados

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 2.74 billion current LCU against 2.66 billion current LCU in Barbados, a difference of 80.14 million current LCU.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 138th and Barbados ranks 139th of 157 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Barbados	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.06 billion current LCU	2.09 billion current LCU	1.03 billion current LCU	Barbados
2010s	1.34 billion current LCU	2.33 billion current LCU	995.64 million current LCU	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Bahamas or Barbados?: Bahamas, at 2.74 billion current LCU against 2.66 billion current LCU in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Bahamas and Barbados?: 80.14 million current LCU, 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 tax revenue?: Bahamas ranks 138th and Barbados ranks 139th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tax revenue (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 4,711 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.