General government final consumption expenditure in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: General government final consumption expenditure was 9.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Cape Verde, 2008–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Cape Verde is 9.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 72.4% on the previous year and up 143.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Cape Verde peaked at 16.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -8.3%, in 2017.
Cape Verde ranks 27th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.8% | — |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +88.8% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -72.5% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +203.3% |
| 2012 | -5.9% | -198.2% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -132.7% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +166.3% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -26.9% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | -8.3% | -315.7% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -167.3% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +194.1% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -85.2% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +314.1% |
| 2022 | -2.8% | -127.5% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -289.0% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 9.2% | +72.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.8% | 7.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | -8.3% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | -2.8% | 10.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0822 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 476.24 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 8.17 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 47,331 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 11.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6792 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,937 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Cape Verde?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Cape Verde was 9.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.3% in 2017.
- How does Cape Verde rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Cape Verde ranks 27th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.