Barbados vs Latvia: Tax revenue as share of GDP
Barbados
31.8%
in 2017
Latvia
30.4%
in 2017
Barbados rank
28th
Latvia rank
31st
Tax revenue as share of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Latvia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 31.8% against 30.4% in Latvia, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Latvia ahead.
Barbados ranks 28th and Latvia ranks 31st of 77 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.6% | 30.1% | 1.6% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 28.1% | 2.4% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 29.0% | 0.9% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Barbados or Latvia?
- Barbados, at 31.8% against 30.4% in Latvia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp between Barbados and Latvia?
- 1.4%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Latvia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
- How do Barbados and Latvia rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 28th and Latvia ranks 31st 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.