Tariff rate across all products in Barbados
Barbados: Tariff rate across all products was 14.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate across all products in Barbados, 1996–2022
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate across all products in Barbados is 14.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 19.1% on the previous year and up 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Barbados peaked at 22.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2012.
Barbados ranks 12th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Tariff rate across all products in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22.9% | — |
| 1999 | 22.8% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 20.3% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | -27.8% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -36.0% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +68.8% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +19.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 14.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 11.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 14.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.0%, 2.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.9% | 22.8% | 22.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 12.7% | 21.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 8.4% | 15.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 11.8% | 14.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate across all products in Barbados?
- Tariff rate across all products in Barbados was 14.6% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tariff rate across all products recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2012.
- How does Barbados rank for tariff rate across all products?
- Barbados ranks 12th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate across all products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.