Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) was 15.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Taxes on international trade in Cape Verde, 2005–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 15.0% for taxes on international trade in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Cape Verde peaked at 17.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2010.
Cape Verde ranks 20th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.8% | — |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +1.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 15.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 3.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 15.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.2%, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 14.8% | 16.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 14.5% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Cape Verde?
- Taxes on international trade in Cape Verde was 15.0% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2010.
- How does Cape Verde rank for taxes on international trade?
- Cape Verde ranks 20th out of 154 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.