Barbados or Trinidad and Tobago: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: Barbados, ahead by 0.7 FiScore point.

Tax Barbados Trinidad and Tobago Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 9% 25% −16.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 12.5% to 28.5% 0% to 25% +3.5 points
VAT standard rate 17.5% 12.5% +5.0 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Barbados

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

Trinidad and Tobago

Profit up to 1 million TTD 25%
Profit over 1 million TTD 30%
Activity tax on revenue Due if exceeding profit tax 0.6%