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Barbados vs Uganda: tax rates compared

Uganda has an income tax rate of 40%, 11.5pp above Barbados's 28.5%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above 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

0102030405060Income28.5%40%Corporate9%30%VAT17.5%18%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax BB UGDifference
Income Tax28.5%40%UG +11.5 pp
Corporate Tax9%30%UG +21 pplargest gap
VAT17.5%18%UG +0.5 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Barbados28.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-11
Uganda40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−11.5 ppUganda higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Barbados9%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Uganda30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−21 ppUganda higher

Uganda has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 21pp above Barbados's 9%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Barbados sits below it, Uganda sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Barbados17.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-11
Uganda18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−0.5 ppUganda higher

Uganda has a VAT rate of 18%, 0.5pp above Barbados's 17.5%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Barbados0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-11
Uganda0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Barbados and Uganda share the same capital gains tax rate: 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Barbados0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-01-11
Uganda0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Barbados and Uganda share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.