Barbados or Poland: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: Barbados, ahead by 1.4 FiScore point.

Tax Barbados Poland Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 9% 19% −10.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 12.5% to 28.5% 12% to 32% −3.5 points
VAT standard rate 17.5% 23% −5.5 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Barbados

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

Poland

General regime 19%
Small taxpayers and new companies revenue under 2 M€ 9%