Cape Verde vs Seychelles: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Cape Verde
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 9.8% against 9.2% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 27th and Seychelles ranks 24th of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | -7.8% | 13.3% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 5.8% | 2.7% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 0.0% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Cape Verde or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 9.8% against 9.2% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Cape Verde and Seychelles?
- 0.6%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Seychelles?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Seychelles rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Cape Verde ranks 27th and Seychelles ranks 24th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.