Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Barbados

Barbados: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.232 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.232 current LCU per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
105th
of 157 countries
All-time high
0.2567 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2005
All-time low
0.1871 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2014
Years of data
14
2003–2016

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Barbados, 2003–2016

00.10.20.32003200920162003: 0.232 current LCU per US$ of GDP2004: 0.255 current LCU per US$ of GDP2005: 0.257 current LCU per US$ of GDP2006: 0.234 current LCU per US$ of GDP2007: 0.233 current LCU per US$ of GDP2008: 0.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP2009: 0.224 current LCU per US$ of GDP2010: 0.198 current LCU per US$ of GDP2011: 0.231 current LCU per US$ of GDP2012: 0.209 current LCU per US$ of GDP2013: 0.203 current LCU per US$ of GDP2014: 0.187 current LCU per US$ of GDP2015: 0.215 current LCU per US$ of GDP2016: 0.232 current LCU per US$ of GDP

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

Analysis

Barbados recorded 0.232 current LCU per US$ of GDP for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2016.

That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Barbados peaked at 0.2567 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1871 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2014.

Barbados ranks 105th 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.

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Barbados, 2003 to 2016.
Year current LCU per US$ of GDP Change
2003 0.232 current LCU per US$ of GDP
2004 0.2551 current LCU per US$ of GDP +10.0%
2005 0.2567 current LCU per US$ of GDP +0.7%
2006 0.2344 current LCU per US$ of GDP -8.7%
2007 0.2332 current LCU per US$ of GDP -0.5%
2008 0.2297 current LCU per US$ of GDP -1.5%
2009 0.2245 current LCU per US$ of GDP -2.3%
2010 0.1984 current LCU per US$ of GDP -11.6%
2011 0.2308 current LCU per US$ of GDP +16.3%
2012 0.2086 current LCU per US$ of GDP -9.6%
2013 0.2035 current LCU per US$ of GDP -2.5%
2014 0.1871 current LCU per US$ of GDP -8.1%
2015 0.2153 current LCU per US$ of GDP +15.1%
2016 0.232 current LCU per US$ of GDP +7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2379 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2245 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2567 current LCU per US$ of GDP 7
2010s 0.2108 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1871 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.232 current LCU per US$ of GDP 7

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 102 Belarus 0.2842 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 103 Fiji 0.2832 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 104 Belize 0.2352 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 106 Saudi Arabia 0.2303 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 107 Saint Lucia 0.195 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 108 Malaysia 0.1736 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 157 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Barbados?
Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Barbados was 0.232 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 0.2567 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2005.
What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1871 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2014.
How does Barbados rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Barbados ranks 105th out of 157 countries with data for 2016.
Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (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, 4,619 data points, 1972–2024
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Taxes on goods and services (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.