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Australia vs Cape Verde: tax rates compared

Between the two, Australia's income tax rate (47%) tops Cape Verde's (27.5%) by 19.5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Australia sits above it, Cape Verde sits below it. Australia's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Cape Verde's 2026-05-29, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

At a glance

0102030405060Income27.5%47%Corporate21.4%30%VAT10%15%Capital Gains1%45%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax AU CVDifference
Income Tax47%27.5%AU +19.5 pp
Corporate Tax30%21.4%AU +8.6 pp
VAT10%15%CV +5 pp
Capital Gains Tax45%1%AU +44 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia47%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Cape Verde27.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cabo Verde (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-29
Difference+19.5 ppAustralia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia30%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+8.6 ppAustralia higher

Between the two, Australia's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Cape Verde's (21.4%) by 8.6pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Australia sits above it, Cape Verde sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Australia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-30
Cape Verde15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cabo Verde (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-29
Difference−5 ppCape Verde higher

Between the two, Cape Verde's VAT rate (15%) tops Australia's (10%) by 5pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Australia sits below it, Cape Verde matches the world average.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia45%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Australia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-06-30
Cape Verde1%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cabo Verde (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-05-29
Difference+44 ppAustralia higher

Between the two, Australia's capital gains tax rate (45%) tops Cape Verde's (1%) by 44pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Australia sits above it, Cape Verde sits below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Australia (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-06-30
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 — Australia 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: Crypto Tax.