Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita was 30,830 current LCU per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde, 2005–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 30,830 current LCU per person for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.3% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 38,212 current LCU per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13,788 current LCU per person, in 2005.
That places Cape Verde 52nd out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13,788 current LCU per person | — |
| 2006 | 21,621 current LCU per person | +56.8% |
| 2007 | 25,411 current LCU per person | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 28,723 current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 23,512 current LCU per person | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 24,471 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 27,922 current LCU per person | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 24,426 current LCU per person | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 25,920 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 25,074 current LCU per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 27,785 current LCU per person | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 28,057 current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 32,350 current LCU per person | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 37,820 current LCU per person | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 38,212 current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 30,830 current LCU per person | -19.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 30,830 current LCU per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,317 current LCU per person, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 30,830 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35,158 current LCU per person, 88% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22,611 current LCU per person | 13,788 current LCU per person | 28,723 current LCU per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 29,204 current LCU per person | 24,426 current LCU per person | 38,212 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,830 current LCU per person | 30,830 current LCU per person | 30,830 current LCU per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 49 Angola 47,260 current LCU per person compare
- 50 Democratic Republic of Congo 44,318 current LCU per person compare
- 51 Congo 39,486 current LCU per person compare
- 53 Mali 29,580 current LCU per person compare
- 54 Kyrgyzstan 27,212 current LCU per person compare
- 55 Ukraine 25,470 current LCU per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde was 30,830 current LCU per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 38,212 current LCU per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,788 current LCU per person in 2005.
- How does Cape Verde rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 52nd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.