Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate was 37.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Cape Verde, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profit.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Cape Verde stood at 37.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Cape Verde peaked at 53.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 2013.
Cape Verde ranks 91st 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: Total tax and contribution rate in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of profit | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 53.1% | — |
| 2006 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | -24.5% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.4% | 49.7% | 53.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 36.5% | 37.9% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Cape Verde?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Cape Verde was 37.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 2013.
- How does Cape Verde rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 91st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total tax and contribution rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t. The total amount of taxes and contributions borne is the sum of all the different taxes and contributions payable after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions. The taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected by the company and remitted to the tax authorities (such as VAT, sales tax or goods and service tax) but not borne by the company are excluded.