Gross public investment in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Gross public investment was 14.8% in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
14.8%
Change on year
down 21.0%
World rank
7th
of 49 countries
All-time high
32.4%
in 1994
All-time low
9.6%
in 2003
Years of data
32
1980–2011

Gross public investment in Cape Verde, 1980–2011

10152025301980199520111980: 25.8 % of GDP1981: 28 % of GDP1982: 27.1 % of GDP1983: 19.1 % of GDP1984: 18.2 % of GDP1985: 16.3 % of GDP1986: 13.5 % of GDP1987: 13 % of GDP1988: 14.6 % of GDP1989: 12.6 % of GDP1990: 10.4 % of GDP1991: 12.2 % of GDP1992: 13 % of GDP1993: 11 % of GDP1994: 32.4 % of GDP1995: 27.3 % of GDP1996: 25 % of GDP1997: 19.3 % of GDP1998: 15.8 % of GDP1999: 14.4 % of GDP2000: 12.5 % of GDP2001: 10.6 % of GDP2002: 12.9 % of GDP2003: 9.6 % of GDP2004: 10.8 % of GDP2005: 12.8 % of GDP2006: 12.7 % of GDP2007: 11.4 % of GDP2008: 13.8 % of GDP2009: 14 % of GDP2010: 18.8 % of GDP2011: 14.8 % of GDP

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

Annual values for Gross public investment (% of GDP) in Cape Verde, 1980 to 2011.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 4 Ethiopia 18.6% compare
  2. 5 Lesotho 17.3% compare
  3. 6 Congo 15.9% compare
  4. 8 Mozambique 13.6% compare
  5. 9 Djibouti 12.2% compare
  6. 10 Senegal 11.9% compare

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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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Indicator
Gross public investment (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
55 places, 1,642 data points, 1960–2011
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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.