Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Barbados

Barbados: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 12.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
12.7%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
109th
of 190 countries
All-time high
12.7%
in 2011
All-time low
12.2%
in 2013
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Barbados, 2011–2019

0510152011201520192011: 12.7 % of profits2012: 12.3 % of profits2013: 12.2 % of profits2014: 12.2 % of profits2015: 12.2 % of profits2016: 12.2 % of profits2017: 12.2 % of profits2018: 12.3 % of profits2019: 12.7 % of profits

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Barbados stood at 12.7%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Barbados peaked at 12.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2013.

That places Barbados 109th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits) in Barbados, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of profits Change
2011 12.7%
2012 12.3% -3.1%
2013 12.2% -0.8%
2014 12.2% +0.0%
2015 12.2% +0.0%
2016 12.2% +0.0%
2017 12.2% +0.0%
2018 12.3% +0.8%
2019 12.7% +3.3%

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 109 Canada 12.7% compare
  2. 111 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.6% compare
  3. 111 Gambia 12.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Barbados?
Paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Barbados was 12.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2013.
How does Barbados rank for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
Barbados ranks 109th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits)
Unit
% of profits
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The labor tax and contributions measures all government mandated labor contributions that are borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.