Gross public investment in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Gross public investment was 14.8% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Gross public investment in Cape Verde, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross public investment in Cape Verde is 14.8%, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 21.0% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Cape Verde peaked at 32.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2003.
Cape Verde ranks 7th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Gross public investment in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.8% | — |
| 1981 | 28.0% | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 27.1% | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 19.1% | -29.4% |
| 1984 | 18.2% | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 16.3% | -10.4% |
| 1986 | 13.5% | -17.1% |
| 1987 | 13.0% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 14.6% | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 12.6% | -13.3% |
| 1990 | 10.4% | -17.6% |
| 1991 | 12.2% | +17.6% |
| 1992 | 13.0% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 11.0% | -15.5% |
| 1994 | 32.4% | +194.7% |
| 1995 | 27.3% | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 25.0% | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 19.3% | -23.0% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | -17.8% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | +21.9% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +33.8% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.8% | 12.6% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 10.4% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 9.6% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 14.8% | 18.8% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,375 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 12.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 6,456 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 109 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 631,795 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9375 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,434 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Cape Verde?
- Gross public investment in Cape Verde was 14.8% in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2003.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gross public investment?
- Cape Verde ranks 7th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.