Australia vs Barbados: Tax revenue

Australia
23.6%
in 2022
Barbados
23.4%
in 2016
Australia rank
25th
Barbados rank
26th

Tax revenue over time

  • Australia
  • Barbados
0102030197219972022

How they compare

Australia currently reports 23.6% against 23.4% in Barbados, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Barbados ahead.

Australia ranks 25th and Barbados ranks 26th of 157 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Barbados in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Barbados Difference Ahead
2000s 24.0% 25.6% 1.6% Barbados
2010s 21.3% 20.8% 0.5% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Australia or Barbados?
Australia, at 23.6% against 23.4% in Barbados as of 2022.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Australia and Barbados?
0.2%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Barbados?
14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Australia and Barbados rank globally for tax revenue?
Australia ranks 25th and Barbados ranks 26th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.