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Barbados vs United Kingdom: tax rates compared

Between the two, United Kingdom's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Barbados's (9%) by 16pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Barbados sits below it, United Kingdom sits above it.

Verified data covers two of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

Corporate Tax

0102030405060World avg 22.6%BB 9%GB 25%
Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Barbados9%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
United Kingdom25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−16 ppUnited Kingdom higherlargest gap on this page

Wealth Tax

0102030405060World avg 0.1%BB 0%GB 0%
Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Barbados0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-01-11
United Kingdom0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United Kingdom (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-24
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Barbados and United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom's 2025-12-24, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Income Tax, VAT, Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.