Barbados vs Jordan: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Barbados
11.2%
in 2018
Jordan
11.3%
in 2023
Barbados rank
51st
Jordan rank
48th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Barbados
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 11.3% against 11.2% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 51st and Jordan ranks 48th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Jordan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.2% | 2.5% | 2.6% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 7.7% | 1.2% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 11.5% | 0.6% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.5% | 0.8% | Barbados |
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 Jordan?
- Jordan, at 11.3% against 11.2% in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Barbados and Jordan?
- 0.1%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jordan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2018.
- How do Barbados and Jordan rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Barbados ranks 51st and Jordan ranks 48th 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.