Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Barbados
Barbados: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) was 2,949 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita in Barbados, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 2,949 current US$ per person for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Barbados peaked at 2,949 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 169.58 current US$ per person, in 1976.
That places Barbados 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 220.34 current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 169.58 current US$ per person | -23.0% |
| 1977 | 204.99 current US$ per person | +20.9% |
| 1978 | 252.23 current US$ per person | +23.0% |
| 1979 | 301.16 current US$ per person | +19.4% |
| 1980 | 384.87 current US$ per person | +27.8% |
| 1981 | 391.02 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 404.28 current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 418.32 current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 445.08 current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 445.65 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 675.6 current US$ per person | +51.6% |
| 1987 | 801.6 current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 1988 | 832.5 current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 996.85 current US$ per person | +19.7% |
| 1990 | 829.67 current US$ per person | -16.8% |
| 1991 | 831.93 current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 852.97 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 965.71 current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 979.48 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1,115 current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 1,144 current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1,306 current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 1,708 current US$ per person | +30.8% |
| 1999 | 1,771 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 1,780 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1,880 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 1,797 current US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 1,931 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 2,095 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 2,310 current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 1,876 current US$ per person | -18.8% |
| 2007 | 2,381 current US$ per person | +27.0% |
| 2008 | 2,294 current US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 1,905 current US$ per person | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 1,798 current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 1,715 current US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 2,023 current US$ per person | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 1,808 current US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 1,833 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2,046 current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 2,021 current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2,255 current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 2,337 current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 2,361 current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,956 current US$ per person | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 2,227 current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 2,447 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 2,701 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 2,796 current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 2,949 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 2,949 current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,479 current US$ per person, 85% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 2,949 current US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,183 current US$ per person, 2.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 229.66 current US$ per person | 169.58 current US$ per person | 301.16 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 579.58 current US$ per person | 384.87 current US$ per person | 996.85 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,150 current US$ per person | 829.67 current US$ per person | 1,771 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,025 current US$ per person | 1,780 current US$ per person | 2,381 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,020 current US$ per person | 1,715 current US$ per person | 2,361 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,513 current US$ per person | 1,956 current US$ per person | 2,949 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 45 Czechia 3,069 current US$ per person compare
- 46 Slovakia 2,996 current US$ per person compare
- 47 Switzerland 2,992 current US$ per person compare
- 49 Seychelles 2,940 current US$ per person compare
- 50 Uruguay 2,916 current US$ per person compare
- 51 Antigua and Barbuda 2,899 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Barbados
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -64.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 55.55 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -66.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 40.56 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0583 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Barbados?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Barbados was 2,949 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 2,949 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 169.58 current US$ per person in 1976.
- How does Barbados rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita?
- Barbados ranks 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) ÷ Population, total
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- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.