General government final consumption expenditure in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: General government final consumption expenditure was 22.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Cape Verde, 2007–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 22.9% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Cape Verde peaked at 26.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2017.
Cape Verde ranks 35th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 18.9% | — |
| 2008 | 18.1% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | +29.9% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 22.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 22.9% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 18.1% | 19.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 17.8% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 22.2% | 26.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 20.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,009 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 17.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 98,742 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 13.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1827 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,059 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.83 % 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 22.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2017.
- How does Cape Verde rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Cape Verde ranks 35th 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 12.8%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.