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Cape Verde vs Tunisia: tax rates compared

Between the two, Tunisia's income tax rate (40%) tops Cape Verde's (27.5%) by 12.5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Cape Verde sits below it, Tunisia sits above it. Cape Verde's figure is dated 2026-05-29 and Tunisia's 2025-01-01, 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

0102030405060Income27.5%40%Corporate20%21.4%VAT15%19%Wealth Tax0%1%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax CV TNDifference
Income Tax27.5%40%TN +12.5 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax21.4%20%CV +1.4 pp
VAT15%19%TN +4 pp
Wealth Tax0%1%TN +1 pp

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
Tunisia40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−12.5 ppTunisia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cape Verde21.4%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Tunisia20%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 Tunisia's (20%) by 1.4pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cape Verde15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cabo Verde (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-29
Tunisia19%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-29
Difference−4 ppTunisia higher

Between the two, Tunisia's VAT rate (19%) tops Cape Verde's (15%) by 4pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Cape Verde matches the world average, Tunisia sits above it.

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
Tunisia1%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-29
Difference−1 ppTunisia higher

Between the two, Tunisia's wealth tax rate (1%) tops Cape Verde's (0%) by 1pp. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Cape Verde sits below it, Tunisia sits above it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.