Barbados or Oman: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: Oman, ahead by 2.3 FiScore points.

Oman

8.5/10

16th of 217

Tax Barbados Oman 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% 5% +12.5 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Barbados

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

Oman

General regime 15%
Small businesses subject to capital and staff conditions 3%