Barbados vs Latvia: Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP
Barbados
31.8%
in 2017
Latvia
30.4%
in 2017
Barbados rank
28th
Latvia rank
31st
Two sources of data on 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 two sources of data on 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 two sources of data on 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 two sources of data on 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 Two sources of data on 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
Comparison of the OECD's Global Revenue Statistics Database and the UNU-WIDER's Global Revenue Database. Both series correspond to total taxes collected by the government as percentage of GDP.