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Afghanistan vs Cape Verde: tax rates compared

Between the two, Cape Verde's income tax rate (27.5%) tops Afghanistan's (20%) by 7.5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Cape Verde's 2026-05-29, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income20%27.5%Corporate20%21.4%Capital Gains1%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax AF CVDifference
Income Tax20%27.5%CV +7.5 pp
Corporate Tax20%21.4%CV +1.4 pp
Capital Gains Tax20%1%AF +19 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan20%Source: Afghanistan Revenue Department — Income Tax Law (ITL), Consolidated to December 2016 · as of 2016-12-01
Cape Verde27.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cabo Verde (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-29
Difference−7.5 ppCape Verde higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Cape Verde21.4%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−1.4 ppCape Verde higher

Between the two, Cape Verde's corporate tax rate (21.4%) tops Afghanistan's (20%) by 1.4pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan20%Source: Afghanistan Revenue Department — Income Tax Law (ITL), Consolidated to December 2016 · as of 2016-12-01
Cape Verde1%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cabo Verde (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-05-29
Difference+19 ppAfghanistan higher

Between the two, Afghanistan's capital gains tax rate (20%) tops Cape Verde's (1%) by 19pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Afghanistan sits above it, Cape Verde sits below it. Afghanistan's figure is dated 2016-12-01 and Cape Verde's 2026-05-29, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Afghanistan0%Source: Afghanistan Revenue Department — Tax Laws · as of 2026-07-18
Cape Verde0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cabo Verde (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Afghanistan and Cape Verde both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Crypto Tax.