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Barbados vs Togo: tax rates compared
Between the two, Togo's income tax rate (35%) tops Barbados's (28.5%) by 6.5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Barbados's figure is dated 2026-01-11 and Togo's 2025-04-23, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | BB | TG | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 28.5% | 35% | TG +6.5 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 9% | 27% | TG +18 pplargest gap |
| VAT | 17.5% | 18% | TG +0.5 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 |
| Togo | 35% | Source: Office Togolais des Recettes — Code Général des Impôts et Livre des Procédures Fiscales (mis à jour 2025), Art. 74 · as of 2025-04-23 |
| Difference | −6.5 pp | Togo higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 9% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Togo | 27% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −18 pp | Togo higher |
Between the two, Togo's corporate tax rate (27%) tops Barbados's (9%) by 18pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Barbados sits below it, Togo sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 17.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-11 |
| Togo | 18% | Source: Office Togolais des Recettes (OTR) — La Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée (TVA) · as of 2020-01-01 |
| Difference | −0.5 pp | Togo higher |
Between the two, Togo's VAT rate (18%) tops Barbados's (17.5%) by 0.5pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Barbados's figure is dated 2026-01-11 and Togo's 2020-01-01, 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 |
| Togo | 0% | Source: Investir au Togo (Togo government investment promotion portal) — Fiscalité · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Barbados and Togo 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: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.