Barbados has thirty-four treaties in place, including a multi-jurisdictional treaty with fellow members of the CARICOM (Caribbean Common Market) area.

Double taxation agreements set out the rules between trading partners to avoid taxable income earned in one jurisdiction between taxed in two or more jurisdictions. Double taxation may be mitigated as follows:

  • Exempting foreign source income earned in another territory
  • Exemption of foreign source income that is taxed in another jurisdiction which is not considered a tax haven
  • The taxation of foreign source income by one tax jurisdiction allows a credit for taxes paid in the other jurisdiction where the foreign source income was earned. 

The following table summarized the agreements that are currently in force.

AustriaKingdom of BahrainBotswana
CanadaChinaCuba
CyprusCzech RepublicFinland
Republic of GhanaIcelandRepublic of Italy
LuxemburgMaltaMauritius
Republic of MexicoKingdom of the NetherlandsNorway
Republic of PanamaRepublic of Portugal State of Qatar
San MarinoRepublic of SeychellesKingdom of Spain
RwandaSingaporeSlovak Republic
SwedenSwitzerlandUnited Arab Emirates
United Kingdom United States of America Venezuela

The CARICOM double taxation treaty is a consolidated protocol between Barbados and the following partners in the CARICOM common market area.

Antigua Belize
Dominica Grenada
Cooperative Republic of GuyanaJamaica
The Federation of St. Christopher and NevisSt. Lucia
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesThe Republic of Trinidad and Tobago