General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) was 698.62 million current 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 current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Cape Verde is 698.62 million current US$, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 16.0% on the previous year and up 97.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Cape Verde peaked at 698.62 million current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 311.10 million current US$, in 2007.
That places Cape Verde 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 311.10 million current US$ | — |
| 2008 | 355.46 million current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 363.56 million current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 361.11 million current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 407.03 million current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 354.21 million current US$ | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 380.44 million current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 404.15 million current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 354.51 million current US$ | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 366.84 million current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 354.77 million current US$ | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 399.76 million current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 446.26 million current US$ | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 468.68 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 545.54 million current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 502.54 million current US$ | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 564.84 million current US$ | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 602.08 million current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 698.62 million current US$ | +16.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 698.62 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.56 billion current US$, 7% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 698.62 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.72 billion current US$, 26% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 343.37 million current US$ | 311.10 million current US$ | 363.56 million current US$ | 3 |
| 2010s | 382.91 million current US$ | 354.21 million current US$ | 446.26 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 563.72 million current US$ | 468.68 million current US$ | 698.62 million current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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 698.62 million current 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 698.62 million current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 311.10 million current US$ in 2007.
- How does Cape Verde rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Cape Verde ranks 161st out of 187 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 97.1%. 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 (current 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 current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.