General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) was 549.84 million constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Cape Verde, 2007–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 549.84 million constant 2015 US$ for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Cape Verde peaked at 549.84 million constant 2015 US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 281.26 million constant 2015 US$, in 2007.
That places Cape Verde 153rd out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 281.26 million constant 2015 US$ | — |
| 2008 | 292.07 million constant 2015 US$ | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 313.25 million constant 2015 US$ | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 319.48 million constant 2015 US$ | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 338.78 million constant 2015 US$ | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 318.69 million constant 2015 US$ | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 324.87 million constant 2015 US$ | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 341.63 million constant 2015 US$ | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 354.51 million constant 2015 US$ | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 368.07 million constant 2015 US$ | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 337.70 million constant 2015 US$ | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 356.47 million constant 2015 US$ | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 414.72 million constant 2015 US$ | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 424.77 million constant 2015 US$ | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 467.38 million constant 2015 US$ | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 454.49 million constant 2015 US$ | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 478.19 million constant 2015 US$ | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 503.63 million constant 2015 US$ | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 549.84 million constant 2015 US$ | +9.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 549.84 million constant 2015 US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.28 billion constant 2015 US$, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 549.84 million constant 2015 US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.05 billion constant 2015 US$, 27% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 295.52 million constant 2015 US$ | 281.26 million constant 2015 US$ | 313.25 million constant 2015 US$ | 3 |
| 2010s | 347.49 million constant 2015 US$ | 318.69 million constant 2015 US$ | 414.72 million constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 479.71 million constant 2015 US$ | 424.77 million constant 2015 US$ | 549.84 million constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 150 Djibouti 682.23 million constant 2015 US$ compare
- 151 Bhutan 629.82 million constant 2015 US$ compare
- 152 Sierra Leone 605.09 million constant 2015 US$ compare
- 154 Seychelles 542.82 million constant 2015 US$ compare
- 155 Solomon Islands 475.75 million constant 2015 US$ compare
- 156 Belize 414.49 million constant 2015 US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 300.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.7172 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 281.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5237 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 51.68 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4522 % 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 549.84 million constant 2015 US$ 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 549.84 million constant 2015 US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 281.26 million constant 2015 US$ in 2007.
- How does Cape Verde rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Cape Verde ranks 153rd out of 168 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 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (constant 2015 US$). 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 is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.