Barbados vs Japan: Tax revenue as share of GDP
Barbados
31.8%
in 2017
Japan
30.6%
in 2016
Barbados rank
28th
Japan rank
30th
Tax revenue as share of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Japan
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 31.8% against 30.6% in Japan, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Barbados ranks 28th and Japan ranks 30th of 77 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.0% | 26.3% | 0.7% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 26.1% | 4.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 28.9% | 0.7% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Barbados or Japan?
- Barbados, at 31.8% against 30.6% in Japan as of 2017.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp between Barbados and Japan?
- 1.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Japan?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and Japan rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 28th and Japan ranks 30th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The level of total tax revenues as a percentage of GDP. Total tax include sub-national revenues, and compulsory social security contributions paid to the general government.