Cape Verde vs Small states: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Cape Verde
- Small states
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 9.2% against 2.1% in Small states, a difference of 7.1%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 4.5 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Small states ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 27th and Small states ranks 25th of 174 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.2% | 2.4% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.8% | 1.2% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 2.5% | 2.4% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Cape Verde or Small states?
- Cape Verde, at 9.2% against 2.1% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Cape Verde and Small states?
- 7.1%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Small states?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Small states rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Cape Verde ranks 27th and Small states ranks 25th 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.