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African Tax Observatory · Country brief · Cabo VerdeData pulled 14 October 2026 · taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/CPV

Centre 15°56′N 23°58′W

Gazetteer · Western Africa · Upper middle income

Cabo Verde

Collected 19.7% of GDP in tax in 2024, 9 of 38 reporting members.

19.7%

Tax, % of GDP, 2024

+1.1

Points since 2010

1.13

Tax buoyancy

over 16 years

$2,252

Tax per person

PPP dollars

Plate I·Over time

Fifteen years, against the continent

Over time

Cabo Verde against the continent

0.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%10111213141516171819202122232425
Cabo VerdeWestern Africa medianATAF median and middle half
The shaded band is the middle half of ATAF members each year (25th to 75th percentile); the dashed line is the median of Western Africa. The members reporting change from year to year, so the band can move because the set of countries changed; the CSV gives the count for each year.
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YearCabo VerdeWestern Africa medianATAF medianATAF 25th percentileATAF 75th percentileMembers reporting
201018.5914.5614.3410.6716.4326
201119.7415.7114.8410.9916.6233
201217.8916.2115.0711.4516.7533
201317.9413.9313.8311.2316.8932
201417.0614.2314.2611.8717.1332
201518.9314.3415.0812.3318.5533
201618.8814.2814.3812.4017.4333
201720.2914.7514.7511.5016.9535
201821.2613.3214.1810.8616.1036
201920.8312.5013.5711.5117.2338
202019.2712.2213.2710.8516.0738
202118.4912.4612.7210.4416.0640
202218.6413.4514.1811.3418.1639
202318.8213.3014.4311.3018.8237
202419.6913.5114.3012.1718.0538
202521.9113.3813.7412.1820.5334

Plate II·Peers, 2024

Each tax beside the medians

Against its peers, 2024

Each tax as a share of GDP, beside the medians

0%5%10%15%20%Tax-to-GDPDomestic taxesCustoms taxesNon-tax revenueVATPITCIT
The line joins Cabo Verde (orange) to the ATAF median (grey); the blue tick is the Western Africa median. All three are for 2024.
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MeasureCabo VerdeWestern Africa medianATAF median
Tax-to-GDP19.6913.5114.30
Domestic taxes9.948.389.01
Customs taxes9.755.324.87
Non-tax revenue3.242.592.59
VAT7.823.435.20
PIT2.621.482.04
CIT2.392.222.72

Plate III·Tax heads

How Cabo Verde's tax is made up

Tax heads

What each tax brings in, as a share of GDP

0%5%10%15%20%10111213141516171819202122232425
Domestic VATPersonal income taxCorporate income taxOther domestic taxesVAT on importsImport dutyExcise on importsOther customs taxesPresumptive tax
Each bar stacks the tax heads ATAF publishes for that year. Where the heads do not add up to total tax revenue, the gap is drawn in light grey and labelled, never spread across the heads. A head missing from a year was not reported for that year.
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YearTax headRevenue (PPP $)% of GDP
2010Domestic VAT879248123.13
2010Personal income tax940821823.35
2010Corporate income tax657663822.34
2010Other domestic taxes141984090.51
2010VAT on imports1251728494.46
2010Import duty1091312803.89
2010Excise on imports248522790.89
2010Other customs taxes103703070.37
2011Domestic VAT816976022.74
2011Personal income tax981377353.30
2011Corporate income tax764858582.57
2011Other domestic taxes168023390.56
2011VAT on imports1518046085.10
2011Import duty1194877734.01
2011Excise on imports343290911.15
2011Other customs taxes165206230.56
2012Domestic VAT760645282.59
2012Personal income tax976519943.32
2012Corporate income tax708240932.41
2012Other domestic taxes143525360.49
2012VAT on imports1273934204.33
2012Import duty1078591103.67
2012Excise on imports292916871.00
2012Other customs taxes157408600.54
2013Domestic VAT756143782.55
2013Personal income tax924304303.12
2013Corporate income tax733195272.47
2013Other domestic taxes201715480.68
2013VAT on imports1273160234.29
2013Import duty1047917713.53
2013Excise on imports320893461.08
2013Other customs taxes161410950.54
2014Domestic VAT755598142.54
2014Personal income tax964125483.24
2014Corporate income tax530288301.78
2014Other domestic taxes255209680.86
2014VAT on imports1206217814.05
2014Import duty1060383703.56
2014Excise on imports290703700.98
2014Other customs taxes157408240.53
2015Domestic VAT978144593.11
2015Personal income tax1055841193.36
2015Corporate income tax860608682.74
2015Other domestic taxes267181140.85
2015VAT on imports1260191154.01
2015Import duty1155142193.67
2015Excise on imports292947860.93
2015Other customs taxes178186830.57
2016Domestic VAT1121875003.25
2016Personal income tax1316041673.81
2016Corporate income tax777500002.25
2016Other domestic taxes249791670.72
2016VAT on imports1375208333.98
2016Import duty1358958333.93
2016Excise on imports322916670.93
2016Other customs taxes201666670.58
2017Domestic VAT1286382983.49
2017Personal income tax1502553194.07
2017Corporate income tax900000002.44
2017Other domestic taxes297446810.81
2017VAT on imports1544680854.19
2017Import duty1469361703.98
2017Excise on imports412127661.12
2017Other customs taxes212978720.58
2018Domestic VAT1682400004.53
2018Personal income tax1385400003.73
2018Corporate income tax1074800002.90
2018Other domestic taxes319000000.86
2018VAT on imports1560200004.20
2018Import duty1481800003.99
2018Excise on imports392600001.06
2018Other customs taxes208200000.56
2019Domestic VAT1729092914.34
2019Personal income tax1469633123.69
2019Corporate income tax1116885952.80
2019Other domestic taxes407754111.02
2019VAT on imports1685679964.23
2019Import duty1565657773.93
2019Excise on imports447419711.12
2019Other customs taxes220000000.55
2020Domestic VAT1210571433.60
2020Personal income tax1313897963.90
2020Corporate income tax681836732.03
2020Other domestic taxes197061220.59
2020VAT on imports1361163274.04
2020Import duty1284897963.82
2020Excise on imports347387761.03
2020Other customs taxes181591840.54
2021Domestic VAT999462562.66
2021Personal income tax1347065123.58
2021Corporate income tax570313201.52
2021Other domestic taxes169700720.45
2021VAT on imports1733145834.61
2021Import duty1576104174.19
2021Excise on imports418708331.11
2021Other customs taxes209104170.56
2022Domestic VAT1458752312.97
2022Personal income tax1347039912.74
2022Corporate income tax668046181.36
2022Presumptive tax112969360.23
2022Other domestic taxes323293580.66
2022VAT on imports2274497864.63
2022Import duty1998541674.07
2022Excise on imports655416671.34
2022Other customs taxes371041670.76
2023Domestic VAT2022692473.68
2023Personal income tax1400149892.55
2023Corporate income tax1148809332.09
2023Presumptive tax138680700.25
2023Other domestic taxes440401370.80
2023VAT on imports2193183593.99
2023Import duty2026910533.69
2023Excise on imports647173331.18
2023Other customs taxes389601240.71
2024Domestic VAT2344164843.91
2024Personal income tax1571699052.62
2024Corporate income tax1436004742.39
2024Presumptive tax164062860.27
2024Other domestic taxes517855640.86
2024VAT on imports2351224583.92
2024Import duty2326111753.88
2024Excise on imports736584921.23
2024Other customs taxes435629940.73
2025Domestic VAT3089247934.82
2025Personal income tax1848599652.88
2025Corporate income tax1849396712.88
2025Presumptive tax190647000.30
2025Other domestic taxes579743530.90
2025VAT on imports2574969604.01
2025Import duty2588186914.03
2025Excise on imports721470041.12
2025Other customs taxes741048591.16

The mix in 2024

Every shilling, franc or rand of tax, by head

VAT on imports19.9%Domestic VAT19.8%Import duty19.7%Personal income tax13.3%Corporate income tax12.2%Excise on imports6.2%Other domestic taxes4.4%Other customs taxes3.7%
Rectangle areas are proportional to revenue in 2024 (US dollars at purchasing-power parity). Total tax revenue: $1.2bn.
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Tax headRevenue (PPP $)Share of tax revenue
Domestic VAT2344164840.20
Personal income tax1571699050.13
Corporate income tax1436004740.12
Presumptive tax164062860.01
Other domestic taxes517855640.04
VAT on imports2351224580.20
Import duty2326111750.20
Excise on imports736584920.06
Other customs taxes435629940.04

Every published number

Cabo Verde in the ATAF Databank

All 23 freely available indicators, exactly as ATAF publishes them. A blank cell means ATAF has no figure for that year; nothing is filled in.

Cabo Verde: ATAF Databank indicators by year
Indicator2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Nominal GDP (PPP)$2.8bn$3.0bn$2.9bn$3.0bn$3.0bn$3.1bn$3.5bn$3.7bn$3.7bn$4.0bn$3.4bn$3.8bn$4.9bn$5.5bn$6.0bn$6.4bn
Real GDP120,970.2m127,525.0m131,730.0m134,697.4m135,865.0m138,667.0m144,090.0m152,794.0m161,229.0m168,264.9m143,389.6m156,779.0m221,573.0m217,637.0m233,463.0m246,109.0m
Final Consumption (PPP)$2.3bn$2.4bn$2.2bn$2.2bn$2.4bn$2.5bn$2.8bn$2.6bn$2.8bn$2.8bn$3.0bn$4.4bn$4.6bn$4.8bn$4.9bn
Total Tax Revenues (PPP)$521.7m$587.5m$526.0m$531.7m$508.3m$595.5m$652.2m$748.5m$789.0m$829.9m$648.6m$695.4m$914.9m$1.0bn$1.2bn$1.4bn
Total Number Of Registered Taxpayers205k212k218k223k229k110k165k192k212k218k240k
Non-Tax-Revenues (PPP)$104.8m$161.0m$141.8m$173.6m$154.2m$176.6m$118.4m$135.3m$154.4m$258.1m$194.5m$431.8m
Domestic Tax Revenues (PPP)$252.1m$265.3m$245.7m$251.4m$236.8m$306.9m$326.3m$384.6m$424.7m$438.1m$331.1m$301.7m$384.9m$508.6m$596.9m$743.3m
Customs Tax Revenues (PPP)$269.5m$322.1m$280.3m$280.3m$271.5m$288.6m$325.9m$363.9m$364.3m$391.9m$317.5m$393.7m$529.9m$525.7m$585.0m$662.6m
Revenue From Agriculture, Forest & Fishing (PPP)
Revenue From Mining & Quarrying (PPP)
Revenue From Secondary Sector (PPP)
Revenue From Tertiary Sector (PPP)
Domestic VAT Revenues (PPP)$87.9m$81.7m$76.1m$75.6m$75.6m$97.8m$112.2m$128.6m$168.2m$172.9m$121.1m$99.9m$145.9m$202.3m$234.4m$308.9m
VAT Refunded (PPP)$9.8m$7.8m$13.2m$10.2m$13.7m$9.3m$20.2m$14.1m$21.5m$34.3m$9.2m$7.0m$6.1m$6.5m$6.5m$12.5m
PIT Revenues (PPP)$94.1m$98.1m$97.7m$92.4m$96.4m$105.6m$131.6m$150.3m$138.5m$147.0m$131.4m$134.7m$134.7m$140.0m$157.2m$184.9m
CIT Revenues (PPP)$65.8m$76.5m$70.8m$73.3m$53.0m$86.1m$77.8m$90.0m$107.5m$111.7m$68.2m$57.0m$66.8m$114.9m$143.6m$184.9m
Withholding Tax Revenues (PPP)
Presumptive Tax Revenues (PPP)$11.3m$13.9m$16.4m$19.1m
Other Domestic Tax Revenues (PPP)$14.2m$16.8m$14.4m$20.2m$25.5m$26.7m$25.0m$29.7m$31.9m$40.8m$19.7m$17.0m$32.3m$44.0m$51.8m$58.0m
VAT On Import Revenues (PPP)$125.2m$151.8m$127.4m$127.3m$120.6m$126.0m$137.5m$154.5m$156.0m$168.6m$136.1m$173.3m$227.4m$219.3m$235.1m$257.5m
Import Duty Revenues (PPP)$109.1m$119.5m$107.9m$104.8m$106.0m$115.5m$135.9m$146.9m$148.2m$156.6m$128.5m$157.6m$199.9m$202.7m$232.6m$258.8m
Excises on Imports Revenues (PPP)$24.9m$34.3m$29.3m$32.1m$29.1m$29.3m$32.3m$41.2m$39.3m$44.7m$34.7m$41.9m$65.5m$64.7m$73.7m$72.1m
Other Customs Tax Revenues (PPP)$10.4m$16.5m$15.7m$16.1m$15.7m$17.8m$20.2m$21.3m$20.8m$22.0m$18.2m$20.9m$37.1m$39.0m$43.6m$74.1m

Values are rounded for display; the CSV has them exactly as published. Revenue and GDP are US dollars at purchasing-power parity.

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Source: ATAF Databank, the African Tax Administration Forum; World Bank World Development Indicators. Tax and GDP are in US dollars at purchasing-power parity, so their ratio equals the ratio in local currency. Cite as: Kaijamahe, W. H. (2026). Cabo Verde. In African Tax Observatory (Edition 1, October 2026) [Data set and atlas]. TaxIntellilytics Stories. https://www.taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/CPV Every figure and its method: taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/methods

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Cabo Verde, in Edition 1

Kaijamahe, W. H. (2026). Cabo Verde. In African Tax Observatory (Edition 1, October 2026) [Data set and atlas]. TaxIntellilytics Stories. https://www.taxintellilyticsstories.com/africa/countries/CPV

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