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Cape Verde vs Sierra Leone: tax rates compared

Between the two, Sierra Leone's income tax rate (30%) tops Cape Verde's (27.5%) by 2.5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Cape Verde sits below it, Sierra Leone sits above it. Cape Verde's figure is dated 2026-05-29 and Sierra Leone's 2021-01-01, 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%30%Corporate21.4%25%VAT15%Capital Gains1%25%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax CV SLDifference
Income Tax27.5%30%SL +2.5 pp
Corporate Tax21.4%25%SL +3.6 pp
VAT15%15%match
Capital Gains Tax1%25%SL +24 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
Sierra Leone30%Source: Sierra Leone National Revenue Authority — 2022 NRA Tax Guide · as of 2021-01-01
Difference−2.5 ppSierra Leone higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cape Verde21.4%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Sierra Leone25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−3.6 ppSierra Leone higher

Between the two, Sierra Leone's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Cape Verde's (21.4%) by 3.6pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Cape Verde sits below it, Sierra Leone 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
Sierra Leone15%Source: National Revenue Authority (Sierra Leone) — A Guide to the GST Legislation · as of 2009-03-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Cape Verde and Sierra Leone both post a VAT rate of 15%. The 181-country average is 15%: Cape Verde matches the world average, Sierra Leone matches the world average. Cape Verde's figure is dated 2026-05-29 and Sierra Leone's 2009-03-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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
Sierra Leone25%Source: National Revenue Authority, Sierra Leone — Finance Act 2021 (Section 13, amending Income Tax Act 2000 Section 57(1)) · as of 2021-01-01
Difference−24 ppSierra Leone higher

Between the two, Sierra Leone's capital gains tax rate (25%) tops Cape Verde's (1%) by 24pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Cape Verde sits below it, Sierra Leone sits above it. Cape Verde's figure is dated 2026-05-29 and Sierra Leone's 2021-01-01, 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
Sierra Leone0%Source: Sierra Leone National Revenue Authority — Tax Laws & Regulations (official index) · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Cape Verde and Sierra Leone 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.