Barbados or Kuwait: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: Kuwait, ahead by 2.6 FiScore points.

Tax Barbados Kuwait Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 9% 15% −6.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 12.5% to 28.5% 0% +28.5 points
VAT standard rate 17.5% 0% +17.5 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Barbados

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

Kuwait

Foreign-owned companies on foreign profit share 15%
Gulf companies 1% zakat and specific contributions 0%
Multinational groups revenue over €750 M, from 2025 15%
See the Barbados page See the Kuwait page