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Barbados vs Republic of the Congo: tax rates compared
Between the two, Republic of the Congo's income tax rate (40%) tops Barbados's (28.5%) by 11.5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Barbados's figure is dated 2026-01-11 and Republic of the Congo's 2025-12-10, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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 | CG | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 28.5% | 40% | CG +11.5 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 9% | 28% | CG +19 pp |
| VAT | 17.5% | 18.9% | CG +1.4 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 40% | CG +40 pplargest gap |
| 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 |
| Republic of the Congo | 40% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Congo, Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-10 |
| Difference | −11.5 pp | Republic of the Congo higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 9% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Republic of the Congo | 28% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −19 pp | Republic of the Congo higher |
Between the two, Republic of the Congo's corporate tax rate (28%) tops Barbados's (9%) by 19pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Barbados sits below it, Republic of the Congo sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 17.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-11 |
| Republic of the Congo | 18.9% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Congo, Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-10 |
| Difference | −1.4 pp | Republic of the Congo higher |
Between the two, Republic of the Congo's VAT rate (18.9%) tops Barbados's (17.5%) by 1.4pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Barbados's figure is dated 2026-01-11 and Republic of the Congo's 2025-12-10, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-11 |
| Republic of the Congo | 40% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Congo, Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-10 |
| Difference | −40 pp | Republic of the Congo higher |
Between the two, Republic of the Congo's capital gains tax rate (40%) tops Barbados's (0%) by 40pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Barbados sits below it, Republic of the Congo sits above it. Barbados's figure is dated 2026-01-11 and Republic of the Congo's 2025-12-10, 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 |
| Republic of the Congo | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2025-12-10 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Barbados and Republic of the Congo 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 Republic of the Congo's 2025-12-10, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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