Cape Verde vs Palau: Tax revenue

Cape Verde
18.4%
in 2020
Palau
18.1%
in 2020
Cape Verde rank
63rd
Palau rank
66th

Tax revenue over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Palau
0510152025200520122020

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 18.4% against 18.1% in Palau, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 63rd and Palau ranks 66th of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Palau Difference Ahead
2000s 18.2% 16.2% 1.9% Cape Verde
2010s 17.2% 18.9% 1.7% Palau
2020s 18.4% 18.1% 0.3% Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Cape Verde or Palau?
Cape Verde, at 18.4% against 18.1% in Palau as of 2020.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Cape Verde and Palau?
0.3%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Palau?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Cape Verde and Palau rank globally for tax revenue?
Cape Verde ranks 63rd and Palau ranks 66th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.