Cabo Verde
Overall Score, 2022
Overall Score
2022
Cabo Verde scores above the average score of countries in its income group, but below its region, the global average, and top performers. It would greatly benefit from improving its cigarette tax system.
Component Score
2022
Cabo Verde scores poorly in cigarette price, affordability change and tax share, and in the mid-range in tax structure. It would greatly benefit from higher cigarette prices, reducing the cigarette affordability, increasing the tax share of price, and improving the tax structure.
Scores Over Time
Cabo Verde's overall score increased in 2020 due to an increase in the price of cigarettes and an improvement in the excise tax structure. The score remained unchanged in 2022.