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Barbados government reference data

11 series, each cited to the official source it was verified against. Currency BBD.

SeriesCurrentIn force fromOfficial sourceLast verified
Central bank policy rate — none in operation (structural null) no single figure 2015-04-21 Central Bank of Barbados press release, 7 April 2015 — 'Central Bank… 2026-07-23
VAT standard rate 17.5 percent 2010-12-01 Value Added Tax Act, Cap. 87, section 7(2) — 'The tax imposed by… 2026-07-23
VAT registration threshold 200000 BBD 2016-01-01 Value Added Tax Act, Cap. 87, s.33(1) as substituted by the Value… 2026-08-10
National minimum wage 10.71 BBD per hour (national minimum wage; equivalently BBD 428.40 per 40-hour week or BBD 85.68 per 8-hour day) 2026-01-21 Minimum Wage (National and Sectoral Minimum Wage) Order, 2026 — S.I… 2026-07-23
Public holidays (free) 26 days held 2026-01-01 Ministry of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector — 'Public… 2026-09-08
Inflation (point-to-point, year-on-year) 1.3 percent (point-to-point, year-on-year) 2026-02-01 Central Bank of Barbados — Review of Barbados' Economy: January-March… 2026-09-08
Corporation tax rate 9 percent 2024-01-01 Income Tax (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2024-15 (gazetted 24 May… 2026-07-23
Withholding tax rates 0–5% across 4 withholding taxes — no single rate 2019-04-01 PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries - Barbados, Corporate: Withholding taxes… 2026-08-26
Statutory interest on judgment debts no single figure — Supreme Court of Judicature Act, Cap. 117A (Barbados), s. 35(5): 'The… 2026-08-10
Personal income tax rates 11.5–27.5% across 2 bands 2026-01-01 Barbados Revenue Authority, Policy Note OGC No. 001/2026 (April… 2026-07-23
Statutory social-insurance contributions 0.5–13.5% across 8 contribution branches 2026-01-01 National Insurance Department (National Insurance and Social Security… 2026-08-11

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What makes this different

Every value above names the official instrument it came from and the date it takes effect, and we record when we last checked it. Where a value could not be verified against its own statute we do not publish an estimate — the series is simply absent. Where a question falls outside what we hold, the API refuses and explains, free of charge, rather than returning a number that looks right.