Barbados or Estonia: which taxes less?

Both tax systems side by side, headline rates and the gap between them.

Lighter: Barbados, ahead by 0.8 FiScore point.

Tax Barbados Estonia Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 9% 22% −13.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 12.5% to 28.5% 22% +6.5 points
VAT standard rate 17.5% 20% −2.5 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Barbados

General regime since 2024 9%
Multinational groups revenue over 750 M€ 15%

Estonia

Distributed profits 22/78 of net amount paid 22%
Reinvested profits deferred taxation with no time limit 0%
See the Barbados page See the Estonia page