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Barbados vs Djibouti: tax rates compared

Djibouti's income tax rate is 1.5pp higher than Barbados's (30% vs 28.5%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Barbados's figure is dated 2026-01-11 and Djibouti's 2011-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

At a glance

0102030405060Income28.5%30%Corporate9%25%VAT7%17.5%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax BB DJDifference
Income Tax28.5%30%DJ +1.5 pp
Corporate Tax9%25%DJ +16 pplargest gap
VAT17.5%7%BB +10.5 pp

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Barbados28.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-11
Djibouti30%Source: Ministère des Finances (Djibouti) — Code Général des Impôts 2011 (Article 15) · as of 2011-01-01
Difference−1.5 ppDjibouti higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Barbados9%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Djibouti25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−16 ppDjibouti higher

Djibouti's corporate tax rate is 16pp higher than Barbados's (25% vs 9%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Barbados sits below it, Djibouti sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Barbados17.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-11
Djibouti7%Source: Ministère des Finances (Djibouti) — Code Général des Impôts 2011 · as of 2011-01-01
Difference+10.5 ppBarbados higher

Barbados's VAT rate is 10.5pp higher than Djibouti's (17.5% vs 7%). The 181-country average is 15%: Barbados sits above it, Djibouti sits below it. Barbados's figure is dated 2026-01-11 and Djibouti's 2011-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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