Gross national expenditure (current US$) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Gross national expenditure (current US$) was 3.40 billion current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross national expenditure in Cape Verde, 2007–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, gross national expenditure in Cape Verde stood at 3.40 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure in Cape Verde peaked at 3.40 billion current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.96 billion current US$, in 2015.
That places Cape Verde 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross national expenditure (current US$) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.09 billion current US$ | — |
| 2008 | 2.40 billion current US$ | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 2.27 billion current US$ | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 2.28 billion current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.55 billion current US$ | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 2.21 billion current US$ | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 2.25 billion current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.39 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.96 billion current US$ | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 2.08 billion current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 2.31 billion current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 2.52 billion current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 2.48 billion current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.33 billion current US$ | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 2.66 billion current US$ | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 2.69 billion current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.92 billion current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 3.03 billion current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 3.40 billion current US$ | +12.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 3.40 billion current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.77 billion current US$, 6% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 3.40 billion current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.21 billion current US$, 16% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.25 billion current US$ | 2.09 billion current US$ | 2.40 billion current US$ | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.30 billion current US$ | 1.96 billion current US$ | 2.55 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 billion current US$ | 2.33 billion current US$ | 3.40 billion current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 166 Gambia 3.55 billion current US$ compare
- 167 Central African Republic 3.50 billion current US$ compare
- 168 Papua New Guinea 3.41 billion current US$
- 170 East Timor 3.25 billion current US$ compare
- 171 Belize 3.20 billion current US$ compare
- 172 Guinea-Bissau 2.86 billion current 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 gross national expenditure in Cape Verde?
- Gross national expenditure in Cape Verde was 3.40 billion current US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross national expenditure recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 3.40 billion current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 billion current US$ in 2015.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gross national expenditure?
- Cape Verde ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross national expenditure rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.1%. 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 Gross national expenditure (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross 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.