Barbados or São Tomé and Príncipe: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: Barbados, ahead by 0.5 FiScore point.

Tax Barbados São Tomé and Príncipe Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 9% 25% −16.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 12.5% to 28.5% 10% to 20% +8.5 points
VAT standard rate 17.5% 15% +2.5 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Barbados

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

São Tomé and Príncipe

n/a

See the Barbados page See the São Tomé and Príncipe page