Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre was 6.18 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2016. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre in Barbados, 2003–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in Barbados is 6.18 million current LCU per square kilometre, measured 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), per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 6.18 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.77 million current LCU per square kilometre, in 2003.
Barbados ranks 52nd of 157 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.77 million current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 4.13 million current LCU per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 4.75 million current LCU per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 4.96 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 5.64 million current LCU per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 5.66 million current LCU per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.13 million current LCU per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 5.21 million current LCU per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 5.62 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 5.25 million current LCU per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 5.02 million current LCU per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 5.14 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 5.57 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 6.18 million current LCU per square kilometre | +10.9% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 6.18 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.33 million current LCU per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 6.18 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.39 million current LCU per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.86 million current LCU per square kilometre | 3.77 million current LCU per square kilometre | 5.66 million current LCU per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.43 million current LCU per square kilometre | 5.02 million current LCU per square kilometre | 6.18 million current LCU per square kilometre | 7 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 49 Mongolia 6.46 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 50 Turkey 6.41 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 51 North Macedonia 6.36 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 53 India 6.09 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 54 Cameroon 5.99 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 55 Angola 5.57 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in Barbados?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in Barbados was 6.18 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 6.18 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.77 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Barbados rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 52nd out of 157 countries with data for 2016.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre 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), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tax revenue Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.