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Barbados vs Poland: tax rates compared
Poland has an income tax rate of 32%, 3.5pp above Barbados's 28.5%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Barbados's figure is dated 2026-01-11 and Poland's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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
| Tax | BB | PL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 28.5% | 32% | PL +3.5 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 9% | 19% | PL +10 pp |
| VAT | 17.5% | 23% | PL +5.5 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 19% | PL +19 pplargest gap |
| Crypto Tax | 0% | 19% | PL +19 pp |
| 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 |
| Poland | 32% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −3.5 pp | Poland higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 9% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Poland | 19% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −10 pp | Poland higher |
Poland has a corporate tax rate of 19%, 10pp above Barbados's 9%. 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 |
| Poland | 23% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Poland (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-21 |
| Difference | −5.5 pp | Poland higher |
Poland has a VAT rate of 23%, 5.5pp above Barbados's 17.5%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-11 |
| Poland | 19% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Poland (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-21 |
| Difference | −19 pp | Poland higher |
Poland has a capital gains tax rate of 19%, 19pp above Barbados's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Barbados sits below it, Poland sits above it.
Crypto Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 0% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-11 |
| Poland | 19% | Source: Poland Ministry of Finance — Tax Portal: Disposal of cryptocurrencies (Zbycie kryptowalut) · as of 2026-06-24 |
| Difference | −19 pp | Poland higher |
Poland has a crypto tax rate of 19%, 19pp above Barbados's 0%. The 88-country average is 13%: Barbados sits below it, Poland sits above it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-01-11 |
| Poland | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Poland (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-02-21 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Barbados and Poland share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.