Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Barbados

Barbados: Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.4677 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.4677 current LCU per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 11.3%
World rank
106th
of 157 countries
All-time high
0.5347 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2005
All-time low
0.3813 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2013
Years of data
14
2003–2016

Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Barbados, 2003–2016

00.20.40.62003200920162003: 0.505 current LCU per US$ of GDP2004: 0.515 current LCU per US$ of GDP2005: 0.535 current LCU per US$ of GDP2006: 0.506 current LCU per US$ of GDP2007: 0.519 current LCU per US$ of GDP2008: 0.508 current LCU per US$ of GDP2009: 0.494 current LCU per US$ of GDP2010: 0.412 current LCU per US$ of GDP2011: 0.435 current LCU per US$ of GDP2012: 0.411 current LCU per US$ of GDP2013: 0.381 current LCU per US$ of GDP2014: 0.389 current LCU per US$ of GDP2015: 0.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP2016: 0.468 current LCU per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2016, tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Barbados stood at 0.4677 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Barbados peaked at 0.5347 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3813 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2013.

Barbados ranks 106th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Barbados, 2003 to 2016.
Year current LCU per US$ of GDP Change
2003 0.5049 current LCU per US$ of GDP
2004 0.5155 current LCU per US$ of GDP +2.1%
2005 0.5347 current LCU per US$ of GDP +3.7%
2006 0.5057 current LCU per US$ of GDP -5.4%
2007 0.519 current LCU per US$ of GDP +2.6%
2008 0.508 current LCU per US$ of GDP -2.1%
2009 0.4941 current LCU per US$ of GDP -2.7%
2010 0.4124 current LCU per US$ of GDP -16.5%
2011 0.4346 current LCU per US$ of GDP +5.4%
2012 0.4112 current LCU per US$ of GDP -5.4%
2013 0.3813 current LCU per US$ of GDP -7.3%
2014 0.3886 current LCU per US$ of GDP +1.9%
2015 0.4201 current LCU per US$ of GDP +8.1%
2016 0.4677 current LCU per US$ of GDP +11.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5117 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4941 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5347 current LCU per US$ of GDP 7
2010s 0.4165 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3813 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4677 current LCU per US$ of GDP 7

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 103 Saint Lucia 0.4921 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 104 New Zealand 0.4878 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 105 Tonga 0.483 current LCU per US$ of GDP
  4. 107 Belize 0.4269 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 108 Belarus 0.4233 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 109 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.4061 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Barbados?
Tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Barbados was 0.4677 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 0.5347 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2005.
What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3813 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2013.
How does Barbados rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Barbados ranks 106th out of 157 countries with data for 2016.
Is tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,680 data points, 1972–2024
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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.