Bhutan vs Cape Verde: General government total expenditure (current LCU)
Bhutan
89.31 billion current LCU
in 2025
Cape Verde
83.79 billion current LCU
in 2025
Bhutan rank
124th
Cape Verde rank
126th
General government total expenditure (current LCU) over time
- Bhutan
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 89.31 billion current LCU against 83.79 billion current LCU in Cape Verde, a difference of 5.52 billion current LCU.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Bhutan ranks 124th and Cape Verde ranks 126th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Cape Verde in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.02 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 1.02 billion current LCU | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 3.63 billion current LCU | 12.05 billion current LCU | 8.42 billion current LCU | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 13.52 billion current LCU | 32.78 billion current LCU | 19.26 billion current LCU | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 39.75 billion current LCU | 52.62 billion current LCU | 12.87 billion current LCU | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 71.16 billion current LCU | 67.41 billion current LCU | 3.76 billion current LCU | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Bhutan or Cape Verde?
- Bhutan, at 89.31 billion current LCU against 83.79 billion current LCU in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Bhutan and Cape Verde?
- 5.52 billion current LCU, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cape Verde?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Cape Verde rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Bhutan ranks 124th and Cape Verde ranks 126th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release