Paying taxes: Profit tax in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 18.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
18.3%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
78th
of 190 countries
All-time high
22.0%
in 2005
All-time low
18.0%
in 2012
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Cape Verde, 2005–2019

051015202005201220192005: 22 % of profits2006: 22 % of profits2007: 22 % of profits2008: 22 % of profits2009: 18.2 % of profits2010: 18.9 % of profits2011: 18.6 % of profits2012: 18 % of profits2013: 18.2 % of profits2014: 18.2 % of profits2015: 18.5 % of profits2016: 18.6 % of profits2017: 18.6 % of profits2018: 18.5 % of profits2019: 18.3 % of profits

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: profit tax in Cape Verde is 18.3%, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Cape Verde peaked at 22.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2012.

Cape Verde ranks 78th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits) in Cape Verde, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of profits Change
2005 22.0%
2006 22.0% +0.0%
2007 22.0% +0.0%
2008 22.0% +0.0%
2009 18.2% -17.3%
2010 18.9% +3.8%
2011 18.6% -1.6%
2012 18.0% -3.2%
2013 18.2% +1.1%
2014 18.2% +0.0%
2015 18.5% +1.6%
2016 18.6% +0.5%
2017 18.6% +0.0%
2018 18.5% -0.5%
2019 18.3% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.2% 18.2% 22.0% 5
2010s 18.4% 18.0% 18.9% 10

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 75 Seychelles 18.8% compare
  2. 76 Sierra Leone 18.5% compare
  3. 77 Iran, Islamic Republic of 18.4% compare
  4. 79 Ecuador 18.2% compare
  5. 79 Republic of Korea 18.2% compare
  6. 81 Indonesia 18.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: profit tax in Cape Verde?
Paying taxes: profit tax in Cape Verde was 18.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2012.
How does Cape Verde rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
Cape Verde ranks 78th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits)
Unit
% of profits
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The profit tax measures the amount of income taxes borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.