Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled in Barbados
Barbados: Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled was 2.66 billion current LCU in 2016. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled in Barbados, 2003–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 2.66 billion current LCU for tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled in 2016. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled in Barbados peaked at 2.66 billion current LCU in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.62 billion current LCU, in 2003.
That places Barbados 139th out of 157 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled in Barbados, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.62 billion current LCU | — |
| 2004 | 1.78 billion current LCU | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 2.04 billion current LCU | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 2.13 billion current LCU | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 2.43 billion current LCU | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 2.43 billion current LCU | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.21 billion current LCU | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 2.24 billion current LCU | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.42 billion current LCU | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 2.26 billion current LCU | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 2.16 billion current LCU | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 2.21 billion current LCU | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.39 billion current LCU | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 2.66 billion current LCU | +10.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 2.66 billion current LCU is below the median for high income countries, which is 103.80 billion current LCU, 3% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 2.66 billion current LCU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 102.16 billion current LCU, 3% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.09 billion current LCU | 1.62 billion current LCU | 2.43 billion current LCU | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.33 billion current LCU | 2.16 billion current LCU | 2.66 billion current LCU | 7 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 136 Fiji 3.24 billion current LCU compare
- 137 Solomon Islands 3.12 billion current LCU compare
- 138 Bahamas 2.74 billion current LCU compare
- 140 Seychelles 2.05 billion current LCU compare
- 141 Saint Lucia 983.42 million current LCU compare
- 142 Belize 967.44 million current LCU compare
More public sector data for Barbados
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled in Barbados?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled in Barbados was 2.66 billion current LCU in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 billion current LCU in 2016.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 billion current LCU in 2003.
- How does Barbados rank for tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled?
- Barbados ranks 139th out of 157 countries with data for 2016.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), gaps filled rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenue (current LCU) with 50 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenue Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tax revenue (current LCU) with 50 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.