Barbados or United Arab Emirates: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: United Arab Emirates, ahead by 2.7 FiScore points.

Tax Barbados United Arab Emirates Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 9% 9% Same rate
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%

United Arab Emirates

Profit up to AED 375,000 0%
Profit above AED 375,000 9%
Multinational groups revenue above €750M, since 2025 15%
See the Barbados page See the United Arab Emirates page