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Cape Verde vs India: tax rates compared

India has an income tax rate of 30%, 2.5pp above Cape Verde's 27.5%. The 200-country average is 28%: Cape Verde sits below it, India sits above it.

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%30%Corporate21.4%30%VAT15%18%Capital Gains1%12.5%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax CV INDifference
Income Tax27.5%30%IN +2.5 pp
Corporate Tax21.4%30%IN +8.6 pp
VAT15%18%IN +3 pp
Capital Gains Tax1%12.5%IN +11.5 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cape Verde27.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cabo Verde (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-29
India30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-12
Difference−2.5 ppIndia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cape Verde21.4%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
India30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−8.6 ppIndia higher

India has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 8.6pp above Cape Verde's 21.4%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Cape Verde sits below it, India sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cape Verde15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cabo Verde (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-29
India18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-11
Difference−3 ppIndia higher

India has a VAT rate of 18%, 3pp above Cape Verde's 15%. The 181-country average is 15%: Cape Verde matches the world average, India sits above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cape Verde1%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cabo Verde (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-05-29
India12.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2024-07-23
Difference−11.5 ppIndia higher

India has a capital gains tax rate of 12.5%, 11.5pp above Cape Verde's 1%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Cape Verde sits below it, India sits above it. Cape Verde's figure is dated 2026-05-29 and India's 2024-07-23, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cape Verde0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cabo Verde (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-18
India0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-12
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Cape Verde and India share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.