Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Barbados
Barbados: Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate was -1.81 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Barbados, 1982–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Barbados is -1.81 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 205.0% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Barbados peaked at 12.7 % change on previous year in 1990 and was at its lowest, -6.45 % change on previous year, in 2006.
Barbados ranks 133rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 4.7 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 12.55 % change on previous year | +167.2% |
| 1984 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -84.6% |
| 1987 | -5.04 % change on previous year | -361.4% |
| 1988 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -138.2% |
| 1989 | 4.97 % change on previous year | +157.7% |
| 1990 | 12.7 % change on previous year | +155.6% |
| 2004 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -83.9% |
| 2005 | -3.89 % change on previous year | -290.8% |
| 2006 | -6.45 % change on previous year | +65.8% |
| 2007 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -122.6% |
| 2008 | -2.11 % change on previous year | -244.6% |
| 2009 | -3.25 % change on previous year | +54.1% |
| 2010 | -0.0234 % change on previous year | -99.3% |
| 2011 | 4.62 % change on previous year | -19849.7% |
| 2012 | -5.45 % change on previous year | -218.0% |
| 2013 | -6.23 % change on previous year | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -129.1% |
| 2015 | 10 % change on previous year | +452.3% |
| 2016 | 10.01 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2017 | -2.7 % change on previous year | -126.9% |
| 2018 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -212.0% |
| 2019 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -40.7% |
| 2020 | -3.83 % change on previous year | -313.9% |
| 2021 | 7.13 % change on previous year | -286.0% |
| 2022 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -75.9% |
| 2023 | -1.81 % change on previous year | -205.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5 % change on previous year | -5.04 % change on previous year | 12.55 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 1990s | 12.7 % change on previous year | 12.7 % change on previous year | 12.7 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 2000s | -2.03 % change on previous year | -6.45 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.69 % change on previous year | -6.23 % change on previous year | 10.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8025 % change on previous year | -3.83 % change on previous year | 7.13 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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- 131 Finland -1.7 % change on previous year compare
- 132 Guatemala -1.78 % change on previous year compare
- 134 Bahrain -1.91 % change on previous year compare
- 135 Jordan -2.09 % change on previous year compare
- 136 El Salvador -2.26 % change on previous year compare
More poverty & inequality data for Barbados
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,793 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.1287 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.16 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Barbados?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Barbados was -1.81 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7 % change on previous year in 1990.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.45 % change on previous year in 2006.
- How does Barbados rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate?
- Barbados ranks 133rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.