Cape Verde vs Mauritius: Tax revenue as share of GDP

Cape Verde
19.0%
in 2016
Mauritius
20.0%
in 2016
Cape Verde rank
55th
Mauritius rank
53rd

Tax revenue as share of GDP over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Mauritius
0510152025199020032016

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 20.0% against 19.0% in Cape Verde, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritius ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 55th and Mauritius ranks 53rd of 77 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Mauritius Difference Ahead
1990s 14.1% 20.1% 6.0% Mauritius
2000s 18.9% 18.4% 0.5% Cape Verde
2010s 18.3% 19.9% 1.5% Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Cape Verde or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 20.0% against 19.0% in Cape Verde as of 2016.
What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp between Cape Verde and Mauritius?
1.0%, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Mauritius?
27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
How do Cape Verde and Mauritius rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp?
Cape Verde ranks 55th and Mauritius ranks 53rd of 77 countries.
Where does this data come from?
OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue as share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
77 places, 1,982 data points, 1990–2017
Last refreshed

The level of total tax revenues as a percentage of GDP. Total tax include sub-national revenues, and compulsory social security contributions paid to the general government.