General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita was 158,888 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 158,888 current LCU per person for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 158,888 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU per person, in 1980.
Cape Verde ranks 56th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1994 | 43,144 current LCU per person | — |
| 1995 | 46,658 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 46,165 current LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 45,624 current LCU per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 43,148 current LCU per person | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 55,722 current LCU per person | +29.1% |
| 2000 | 65,574 current LCU per person | +17.7% |
| 2001 | 51,174 current LCU per person | -22.0% |
| 2002 | 62,080 current LCU per person | +21.3% |
| 2003 | 53,424 current LCU per person | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 61,433 current LCU per person | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 66,865 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 73,874 current LCU per person | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 72,525 current LCU per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 81,274 current LCU per person | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 89,714 current LCU per person | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 106,443 current LCU per person | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 96,266 current LCU per person | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 101,866 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 101,567 current LCU per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 91,898 current LCU per person | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 97,400 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 95,871 current LCU per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 106,552 current LCU per person | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 110,488 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 118,602 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 118,622 current LCU per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 114,000 current LCU per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 120,591 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 125,461 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 138,101 current LCU per person | +10.1% |
| 2025 | 158,888 current LCU per person | +15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,046 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 55,722 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,794 current LCU per person | 51,174 current LCU per person | 89,714 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 102,695 current LCU per person | 91,898 current LCU per person | 118,602 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 129,277 current LCU per person | 114,000 current LCU per person | 158,888 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 53 Benin 176,665 current LCU per person compare
- 54 Burkina Faso 162,973 current LCU per person compare
- 55 Macau, China 161,731 current LCU per person compare
- 57 Vanuatu 156,906 current LCU per person compare
- 58 Comoros 155,686 current LCU per person compare
- 59 Mali 148,553 current LCU per person compare
More population data for Cape Verde
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -6.15 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4608 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.01 (2100)
- Population density 103.46 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 14,689 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.01 (2100)
- General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 27.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde?
- General government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde was 158,888 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 158,888 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU per person in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 56th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
General government total expenditure (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- General government total expenditure UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.