Cape Verde vs Trinidad and Tobago: General government total expenditure
Cape Verde
83.79 billion current LCU
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
61.35 billion current LCU
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
126th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
129th
General government total expenditure over time
- Cape Verde
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 83.79 billion current LCU against 61.35 billion current LCU in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 22.43 billion current LCU.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.4 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 126th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 129th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU | 1.17 billion current LCU | 1.17 billion current LCU | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 12.05 billion current LCU | 8.27 billion current LCU | 3.78 billion current LCU | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 32.78 billion current LCU | 26.81 billion current LCU | 5.98 billion current LCU | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 52.62 billion current LCU | 52.15 billion current LCU | 467.70 million current LCU | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 67.41 billion current LCU | 54.44 billion current LCU | 12.96 billion current LCU | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Cape Verde or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Cape Verde, at 83.79 billion current LCU against 61.35 billion current LCU in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Cape Verde and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 22.43 billion current LCU, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Cape Verde ranks 126th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 129th of 195 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