Barbados or Ivory Coast: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: Barbados, ahead by 1.5 FiScore point.

Tax Barbados Ivory Coast Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 9% 25% −16.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 12.5% to 28.5% 0% to 32% −3.5 points
VAT standard rate 17.5% 18% −0.5 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Barbados

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

Ivory Coast

n/a

Personal income tax

Barbados

n/a

Ivory Coast

Up to 75,000 XOF per month 0%
75,001 to 240,000 XOF 16%
240,001 to 800,000 XOF 21%
800,001 to 2,400,000 XOF 24%
2,400,001 to 8,000,000 XOF 28%
Over 8,000,000 XOF 32%
See the Barbados page See the Ivory Coast page