Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services was 9.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Cape Verde, 1990–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Cape Verde stood at 9.9%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Cape Verde peaked at 9.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2001.
That places Cape Verde 73rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.9% | — |
| 1991 | 2.8% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | +20.7% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -15.8% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +134.0% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +21.9% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 2.6% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.5% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 9.9% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 60.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4119 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,387 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 16.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2286 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,325 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 11.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 22.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 129,653 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 9.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Cape Verde?
- Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Cape Verde was 9.9% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2001.
- How does Cape Verde rank for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Cape Verde ranks 73rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.