Barbados vs Malta: Taxes on goods and services

Barbados
1.32 billion current LCU
in 2016
Malta
2.18 billion current LCU
in 2024
Barbados rank
138th
Malta rank
135th

Taxes on goods and services over time

  • Barbados
  • Malta
0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B197219982024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 2.18 billion current LCU against 1.32 billion current LCU in Barbados, a difference of 860.38 million current LCU.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.7 times Barbados's.

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

Barbados ranks 138th and Malta ranks 135th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Malta Difference Ahead
2000s 969.35 million current LCU 759.40 million current LCU 209.95 million current LCU Barbados
2010s 1.18 billion current LCU 1.09 billion current LCU 94.24 million current LCU Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Barbados or Malta?
Malta, at 2.18 billion current LCU against 1.32 billion current LCU in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Barbados and Malta?
860.38 million current LCU, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malta?
14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Barbados and Malta rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
Barbados ranks 138th and Malta ranks 135th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (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, 4,635 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. 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.