Barbados vs East Asia & Pacific: Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- Barbados
- East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 23.4% against 10.8% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 12.6%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 2.2 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 26th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 23rd of 157 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | East Asia & Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.6% | 11.8% | 13.8% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 11.8% | 9.1% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Barbados or East Asia & Pacific?
- Barbados, at 23.4% against 10.8% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2016.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Barbados and East Asia & Pacific?
- 12.6%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and East Asia & Pacific?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for tax revenue?
- Barbados ranks 26th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 23rd 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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About this data
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.