Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita was 9,499 current LCU per person in 2016. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Barbados, 2003–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2016, tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Barbados stood at 9,499 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Barbados peaked at 9,499 current LCU per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6,097 current LCU per person, in 2003.
That places Barbados 96th out of 157 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6,097 current LCU per person | — |
| 2004 | 6,643 current LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 7,600 current LCU per person | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 7,899 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 8,945 current LCU per person | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 8,923 current LCU per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 8,052 current LCU per person | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 8,135 current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 8,755 current LCU per person | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 8,147 current LCU per person | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 7,772 current LCU per person | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 7,936 current LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 8,583 current LCU per person | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 9,499 current LCU per person | +10.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 9,499 current LCU per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,332 current LCU per person, 92% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 9,499 current LCU per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8,562 current LCU per person, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,737 current LCU per person | 6,097 current LCU per person | 8,945 current LCU per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 8,404 current LCU per person | 7,772 current LCU per person | 9,499 current LCU per person | 7 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 93 Malta 9,793 current LCU per person compare
- 94 France 9,702 current LCU per person compare
- 95 Italy 9,564 current LCU per person compare
- 97 United States 9,280 current LCU per person compare
- 98 Mozambique 9,172 current LCU per person compare
- 99 Switzerland 8,962 current LCU per person compare
More public sector data for Barbados
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Barbados?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Barbados was 9,499 current LCU per person in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 9,499 current LCU per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,097 current LCU per person in 2003.
- How does Barbados rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per capita?
- Barbados ranks 96th out of 157 countries with data for 2016.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tax revenue Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.