Barbados vs Belgium: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Barbados
11.2%
in 2018
Belgium
11.0%
in 2023
Barbados rank
51st
Belgium rank
54th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Barbados
- Belgium
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 11.2% against 11.0% in Belgium, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Belgium ahead.
Barbados ranks 51st and Belgium ranks 54th of 187 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.4% | 11.4% | 6.0% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 11.6% | 2.7% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 11.8% | 1.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 11.8% | 0.5% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Barbados or Belgium?
- Barbados, at 11.2% against 11.0% in Belgium as of 2018.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Barbados and Belgium?
- 0.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Belgium?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
- How do Barbados and Belgium rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Barbados ranks 51st and Belgium ranks 54th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.