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Barbados vs Iraq: tax rates compared
Between the two, Barbados's income tax rate (28.5%) tops Iraq's (15%) by 13.5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Barbados sits above it, Iraq sits below it.
Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | BB | IQ | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 28.5% | 15% | BB +13.5 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 9% | 15% | IQ +6 pp |
| VAT | 17.5% | 0% | BB +17.5 pplargest gap |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 28.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-11 |
| Iraq | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Iraq (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-06-24 |
| Difference | +13.5 pp | Barbados higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 9% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Iraq | 15% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −6 pp | Iraq higher |
Between the two, Iraq's corporate tax rate (15%) tops Barbados's (9%) by 6pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 17.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-11 |
| Iraq | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Iraq (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-24 |
| Difference | +17.5 pp | Barbados higher |
Between the two, Barbados's VAT rate (17.5%) tops Iraq's (0%) by 17.5pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Barbados sits above it, Iraq sits below it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-11 |
| Iraq | 0% | Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Iraq · as of 2025-10-01 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Barbados and Iraq both post a capital gains tax rate of 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Barbados's figure is dated 2026-01-11 and Iraq's 2025-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-01-11 |
| Iraq | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Iraq (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-24 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Barbados and Iraq both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.