Barbados vs Switzerland: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Barbados
26.2%
in 2023
Switzerland
26.8%
in 2023
Barbados rank
59th
Switzerland rank
56th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Barbados
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 26.8% against 26.2% in Barbados, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Switzerland ahead.
Barbados ranks 59th and Switzerland ranks 56th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.5% | 23.5% | 2.0% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 26.1% | 22.8% | 3.2% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 26.2% | 2.7% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 26.8% | 3.9% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 27.3% | 1.5% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Barbados or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 26.8% against 26.2% in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Barbados and Switzerland?
- 0.6%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Switzerland?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Switzerland rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Barbados ranks 59th and Switzerland ranks 56th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.