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Barbados vs Oman: tax rates compared

Barbados's income tax rate is 28.5pp higher than Oman's (28.5% vs 0%). The 200-country average is 28%: Barbados sits above it, Oman sits below 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	BB	OM	Difference
Income Tax	28.5%	0%	BB +28.5 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax	9%	15%	OM +6 pp
VAT	17.5%	5%	BB +12.5 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
Barbados	28.5%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-11
Oman	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Oman (Individual, Significant developments) · as of 2026-07-07
Difference	+28.5 pp	Barbados higher

Corporate Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Barbados	9%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Oman	15%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference	−6 pp	Oman higher

Oman's corporate tax rate is 6pp higher than Barbados's (15% vs 9%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

VAT, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Barbados	17.5%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-11
Oman	5%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Oman (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-07
Difference	+12.5 pp	Barbados higher

Barbados's VAT rate is 12.5pp higher than Oman's (17.5% vs 5%). The 181-country average is 15%: Barbados sits above it, Oman sits below it.

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Barbados	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-11
Oman	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Oman (Individual, Significant developments) · as of 2026-07-07
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

Barbados's capital gains tax rate is identical to Oman's — both sit at 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Crypto Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Barbados	0%	Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-11
Oman	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Oman (Individual, Significant developments) · as of 2026-07-07
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

Barbados's crypto tax rate is identical to Oman's — both sit at 0%. The 88-country average is 13%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax, side by side
Country	Rate	Source
Barbados	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-01-11
Oman	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Oman (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-07
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

Barbados's wealth tax rate is identical to Oman's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.