Barbados vs Costa Rica: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Barbados
32.4%
in 2016
Costa Rica
32.5%
in 2024
Barbados rank
99th
Costa Rica rank
96th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 32.5% against 32.4% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 99th and Costa Rica ranks 96th of 153 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.7% | 26.0% | 10.7% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 28.0% | 3.9% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 32.5% against 32.4% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Barbados ranks 99th and Costa Rica ranks 96th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.