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Bahrain vs Barbados: tax rates compared

Barbados has an income tax rate of 28.5%, 28.5pp above Bahrain's 0%. The 200-country average is 28%: Bahrain sits below it, Barbados sits above it.

Verified data covers six of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

six shared taxes, side by side
Tax	BH	BB	Difference
Income Tax	0%	28.5%	BB +28.5 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax	0%	9%	BB +9 pp
VAT	10%	17.5%	BB +7.5 pp
Capital Gains Tax	0%	0%	match
Crypto Tax	0%	0%	match
Wealth Tax	0%	0%	match

Income Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Bahrain	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bahrain (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-11
Barbados	28.5%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-11
Difference	−28.5 pp	Barbados higher

Corporate Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Bahrain	0%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Barbados	9%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference	−9 pp	Barbados higher

Barbados has a corporate tax rate of 9%, 9pp above Bahrain's 0%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

VAT, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Bahrain	10%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bahrain (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-11
Barbados	17.5%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-11
Difference	−7.5 pp	Barbados higher

Barbados has a VAT rate of 17.5%, 7.5pp above Bahrain's 10%. The 181-country average is 15%: Bahrain sits below it, Barbados sits above it.

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Bahrain	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bahrain (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-11
Barbados	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-11
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

Bahrain and Barbados share the same capital gains tax rate: 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Crypto Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Bahrain	0%	Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bahrain (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-11
Barbados	0%	Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-11
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

Bahrain and Barbados share the same crypto tax rate: 0%. The 88-country average is 13%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Bahrain	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bahrain (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-01-11
Barbados	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-01-11
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

Bahrain and Barbados share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.