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Barbados vs Uruguay: tax rates compared
Uruguay has an income tax rate of 36%, 7.5pp above Barbados's 28.5%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Barbados's figure is dated 2026-01-11 and Uruguay's 2025-12-31, 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 | UY | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 28.5% | 36% | UY +7.5 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 9% | 25% | UY +16 pplargest gap |
| VAT | 17.5% | 22% | UY +4.5 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 12% | UY +12 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0.1% | UY +0.1 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 28.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-11 |
| Uruguay | 36% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uruguay (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Difference | −7.5 pp | Uruguay higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 9% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Uruguay | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −16 pp | Uruguay higher |
Uruguay has a corporate tax rate of 25%, 16pp above Barbados's 9%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Barbados sits below it, Uruguay sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 17.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Barbados (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-11 |
| Uruguay | 22% | Source: Dirección General Impositiva (DGI), Uruguay · as of 2024-06-18 |
| Difference | −4.5 pp | Uruguay higher |
Uruguay has a VAT rate of 22%, 4.5pp above Barbados's 17.5%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Barbados's figure is dated 2026-01-11 and Uruguay's 2024-06-18, 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 |
| Uruguay | 12% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uruguay (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-09 |
| Difference | −12 pp | Uruguay higher |
Uruguay has a capital gains tax rate of 12%, 12pp above Barbados's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Barbados sits below it, Uruguay 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 |
| Uruguay | 0.1% | Source: Dirección General Impositiva — Tasas del Impuesto al Patrimonio, personas físicas 2025 · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −0.1 pp | Uruguay higher |
Uruguay has a wealth tax rate of 0.1%, 0.1pp above Barbados's 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Barbados sits below it, Uruguay matches the world average. Barbados's figure is dated 2026-01-11 and Uruguay's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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