Tariff rate across all products in Barbados

Barbados: Tariff rate across all products was 14.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
14.6%
Change on year
up 19.1%
World rank
12th
of 184 countries
All-time high
22.9%
in 1996
All-time low
8.4%
in 2012
Years of data
16
1996–2022

Tariff rate across all products in Barbados, 1996–2022

05101520251996200920221996: 22.9 %1999: 22.8 %2000: 21 %2001: 20.3 %2002: 20.8 %2003: 21.4 %2004: 15.5 %2006: 12.7 %2007: 14.8 %2010: 15.8 %2011: 13.2 %2012: 8.4 %2013: 14.2 %2020: 11.8 %2021: 12.2 %2022: 14.6 %

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 9 Gabon 16.6% compare
  2. 10 Gambia 16.4% compare
  3. 11 Bahamas 16.3% compare
  4. 13 Central African Republic 14.5% compare
  5. 14 Nauru 14.1% compare
  6. 15 Sierra Leone 13.7% compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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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

Indicator
Tariff rate across all products
Unit
%
Source
World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,763 data points, 1988–2022
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Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.