Paying taxes: Time in Barbados

Barbados: Paying taxes: Time was 241 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
241 hours per year
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
63rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
245 hours per year
in 2011
All-time low
237 hours per year
in 2012
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Barbados, 2011–2019

0501001502002502011201520192011: 245 hours per year2012: 237 hours per year2013: 237 hours per year2014: 237 hours per year2015: 237 hours per year2016: 237 hours per year2017: 245 hours per year2018: 245 hours per year2019: 241 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 241 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Barbados peaked at 245 hours per year in 2011 and was at its lowest, 237 hours per year, in 2012.

Barbados ranks 63rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes: Time in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Barbados, 2011 to 2019.
Year hours per year Change
2011 245 hours per year —
2012 237 hours per year -3.3%
2013 237 hours per year +0.0%
2014 237 hours per year +0.0%
2015 237 hours per year +0.0%
2016 237 hours per year +0.0%
2017 245 hours per year +3.4%
2018 245 hours per year +0.0%
2019 241 hours per year -1.6%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 241 hours per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 1.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 241 hours per year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 218 hours per year, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 60 Fiji 247 hours per year compare
  2. 61 Portugal 243 hours per year compare
  3. 62 Zimbabwe 242 hours per year compare
  4. 64 Mexico 240.5 hours per year compare
  5. 65 Italy 238 hours per year compare
  6. 66 Israel 234 hours per year compare
  7. 66 East Timor 234 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Barbados?
Paying taxes: time in Barbados was 241 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 245 hours per year in 2011.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 237 hours per year in 2012.
How does Barbados rank for paying taxes: time?
Barbados ranks 63rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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: Time (hours per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The time to comply with tax laws measures the time taken to prepare, ?le and pay three major types of taxes and contributions: the corporate income tax, value added or sales tax and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social contributions.