Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 30.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
30.7%
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
17th
of 184 countries
All-time high
38.2%
in 2021
All-time low
8.1%
in 1961
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Cape Verde, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 30.7% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 38.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1961.
That places Cape Verde 17th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.1% | — |
| 1961 | 8.1% | -10.7% |
| 1962 | 9.9% | +21.9% |
| 1963 | 13.3% | +35.3% |
| 1964 | 13.5% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 13.2% | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 13.0% | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 13.0% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 13.5% | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 14.1% | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 14.5% | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 14.6% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 14.8% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 14.9% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 15.3% | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 15.0% | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 14.7% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 15.1% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 15.6% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 16.1% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 12.7% | -21.0% |
| 1981 | 13.2% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 16.3% | +23.2% |
| 1983 | 17.5% | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 20.3% | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 22.1% | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 23.5% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 20.2% | -13.9% |
| 1988 | 19.5% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 17.9% | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 17.9% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 17.4% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 18.8% | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 19.6% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 16.4% | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 19.6% | +19.7% |
| 1996 | 14.8% | -24.8% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | +24.1% |
| 1998 | 16.1% | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 15.7% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | +31.7% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.1% | 8.1% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.1% | 14.5% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.3% | 12.7% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 14.8% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 14.7% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 18.4% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 30.7% | 38.2% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 41.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 238,115 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3151 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,826 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Cape Verde?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Cape Verde was 30.7% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1961.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 17th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.