Tax revenues vs income inequality in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 18.84 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
18.84
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
100th
of 186 countries
All-time high
19.32
in 2008
All-time low
8.59
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Cape Verde, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 18.84 for tax revenues vs income inequality in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Cape Verde peaked at 19.32 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.59, in 1990.
That places Cape Verde 100th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.59 | — |
| 1991 | 9.83 | +14.4% |
| 1992 | 11.64 | +18.5% |
| 1993 | 13.62 | +17.0% |
| 1994 | 14.85 | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 14.35 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 13.53 | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 12.91 | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 13.17 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 14.5 | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 12.84 | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 12.8 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 14.78 | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 13.84 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 14.72 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 14.79 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 17.38 | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 19.02 | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 19.32 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 16.84 | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 16.79 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 17.81 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 16.09 | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 16.17 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 15.35 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 17.03 | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 16.81 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 17.85 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 18.99 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 18.09 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 18.18 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 17.54 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 18.27 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 18.84 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7 | 8.59 | 14.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.63 | 12.8 | 19.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1 | 15.35 | 18.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.21 | 17.54 | 18.84 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 97 Saint Lucia 19.37 compare
- 98 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.33 compare
- 99 Chile 18.88 compare
- 101 Uzbekistan 18.83 compare
- 102 Suriname 18.61 compare
- 103 Aruba 18.53 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Cape Verde
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.52 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 40.3 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 75.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.84 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.298 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 30.73 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Cape Verde?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Cape Verde was 18.84 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 19.32 in 2008.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.59 in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Cape Verde ranks 100th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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