Barbados or United States: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: Barbados, ahead by 1.1 FiScore point.

Tax Barbados United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 9% 21% −12.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 12.5% to 28.5% 10% to 37% −8.5 points
VAT standard rate 17.5% 11.73% +5.8 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Barbados

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

United States

Federal tax 21%
State tax 0% to over 9% depending on the state n/a
See the Barbados page See the United States page