Cape Verde vs Saint Lucia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Cape Verde
18.8%
in 2023
Saint Lucia
19.4%
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
100th
Saint Lucia rank
97th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Cape Verde
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 19.4% against 18.8% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 100th and Saint Lucia ranks 97th of 187 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 16.7% | 4.0% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 17.5% | 1.9% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 18.4% | 1.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 18.9% | 0.7% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Cape Verde or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 19.4% against 18.8% in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Cape Verde and Saint Lucia?
- 0.6%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Saint Lucia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Saint Lucia rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Cape Verde ranks 100th and Saint Lucia ranks 97th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.