Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Barbados
Barbados: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 26.16 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Barbados, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Barbados recorded 26.16 for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in 2023.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Barbados peaked at 26.64 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.69, in 1981.
That places Barbados 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 18.69 | — |
| 1982 | 19.57 | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 22.02 | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 22.45 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 22.61 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 22.78 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 21.63 | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 22.05 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 23.14 | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 26.08 | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 24.73 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 25.24 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 24.25 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 22.69 | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 23.02 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 22.54 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 21.8 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 21.8 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.81 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 21.56 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 20.22 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 20.59 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 22.65 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 24.91 | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 24.24 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 24.97 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 25.42 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 24.45 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 26.19 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 26.64 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 26.16 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.66 | 18.69 | 23.14 | 9 |
| 1990s | 26.08 | 26.08 | 26.08 | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.47 | 21.8 | 25.24 | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.92 | 20.22 | 25.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.86 | 24.45 | 26.64 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 56 Switzerland 26.79 compare
- 57 Samoa 26.42 compare
- 58 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.18 compare
- 60 Uruguay 25.88 compare
- 61 Kyrgyzstan 25.85 compare
- 62 Albania 25.47 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Barbados
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.71 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,793 (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 26.16 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.81 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.297 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 27.98 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Barbados?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Barbados was 26.16 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 26.64 in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.69 in 1981.
- How does Barbados rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Barbados ranks 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenues vs income inequality Our World in Data
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About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.