Barbados or Cabo Verde: which taxes less?

Both tax systems side by side, headline rates and the gap between them.

Lighter: Barbados, ahead by 0.6 FiScore point.

Tax Barbados Cabo Verde Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 9% 20% −11.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 12.5% to 28.5% 16.5% to 27.5% +1.0 points
VAT standard rate 17.5% 15% +2.5 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Barbados

General regime since 2024 9%
Multinational groups revenue over 750 M€ 15%

Cabo Verde

n/a