Cabo Verde or Kuwait: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: Kuwait, ahead by 3.2 FiScore points.

Tax Cabo Verde Kuwait Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 20% 15% +5.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 16.5% to 27.5% 0% +27.5 points
VAT standard rate 15% 0% +15.0 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Cabo Verde

n/a

Kuwait

Foreign-owned companies on foreign profit share 15%
Gulf companies 1% zakat and specific contributions 0%
Multinational groups revenue over €750 M, from 2025 15%
See the Cabo Verde page See the Kuwait page