Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 2.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Cape Verde, 1980–2015
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Cape Verde stood at 2.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.6% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 3.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1992.
Cape Verde ranks 73rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.7% | — |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +79.1% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | +20.1% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -88.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | +659.2% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +77.0% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +47.2% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -30.2% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -28.0% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +53.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.4% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,375 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 12.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 6,456 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 109 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 631,795 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9375 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,434 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Cape Verde?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Cape Verde was 2.7% in 2015, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1992.
- How does Cape Verde rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 73rd out of 163 countries with data for 2015.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.