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Barbados vs China: tax rates compared

Between the two, China's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Barbados's (9%) by 16pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Barbados sits below it, China sits above it.

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

Corporate Tax

0102030405060World avg 22.6%BB 9%CN 25%
Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Barbados9%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
China25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−16 ppChina higherlargest gap on this page

Wealth Tax

0102030405060World avg 0.1%BB 0%CN 0%
Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Barbados0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-01-11
China0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — China, People's Republic of (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Barbados and China both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Barbados's figure is dated 2026-01-11 and China's 2025-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Income Tax, VAT, Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.