On July 1st 2018, the Government of Barbados implemented a new tax on fuel to essentially replace road tax. This tax is levied at the rate of 40 cents a litre on both petrol and diesel, and five cents a litre on kerosene. The Government of Barbados hopes to raise $80 million per year from this tax compared with the $65 million brought in from the previous road tax system.
Whilst the previous road tax was a fixed number which depended on the vehicle type, the new fuel tax depends on how much fuel you use which in turn depends on much you drive and your vehicle's fuel efficiency. The calculator will allow you to get an estimate of the amount that you'll spend in fuel taxes, a comparison of totals spent pre- and post- fuel tax and your fuel usages.
Fuel Tax
in fuel taxes per year.
in fuel taxes per month.
in fuel taxes per 100km.
Total Costs
in fuel/
year (pre-tax).
in fuel/
year (post-tax).
Total Usage
litres of fuel in total.
litres of fuel per year.
litres of fuel per month.
What do these values mean?
These values give the approximate amount that you will be paying for the fuel tax implemented in July 2018. This is charged at a rate of $0.40/L. Note that VAT is not included in this calculation.
This value is calculated based on your fuel consumption which depends on your distance travelled and fuel efficiency of your vehicle.
What do these values mean?
These values give the approximate total amount that you have spent in given time periods.
The pre-tax period represents the amount spent before the fuel tax was implemented and uses the average price of fuel over the past two years. The post-tax period represents the amount spent using the current price of fuel with the fuel tax implemented
What do these values mean?
These values give the approximate of fuel used over a given time period.
These values are calculated using your vehicle's fuel efficiency and the average distance driven over the specified time periods.