Barbados vs Uruguay: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Barbados
26.2%
in 2023
Uruguay
25.9%
in 2021
Barbados rank
59th
Uruguay rank
60th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Barbados
- Uruguay
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 26.2% against 25.9% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 59th and Uruguay ranks 60th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.5% | 18.6% | 2.9% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 26.1% | 18.1% | 8.0% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 22.0% | 1.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 27.2% | 4.3% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 27.1% | 1.8% | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Barbados, at 26.2% against 25.9% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Barbados and Uruguay?
- 0.3%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Uruguay?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.
- How do Barbados and Uruguay rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Barbados ranks 59th and Uruguay ranks 60th 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.
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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.