Current budget balance, including grants in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Current budget balance, including grants was 11,149 current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
11,149 current LCU
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
38th
of 51 countries
All-time high
7.22 billion current LCU
in 1993
All-time low
-4.71 billion current LCU
in 1999
Years of data
24
1988–2011

Current budget balance, including grants in Cape Verde, 1988–2011

-5.0B-2.5B02.5B5.0B7.5B1988199920111988: 3.5B current LCU1989: 3.0B current LCU1990: 2.8B current LCU1991: 2.6B current LCU1992: 4.3B current LCU1993: 7.2B current LCU1994: 3.4B current LCU1995: 520.8M current LCU1996: 55.2M current LCU1997: -2.0B current LCU1998: 115.0M current LCU1999: -4.7B current LCU2000: -4.5k current LCU2001: 3.9k current LCU2002: 7.1k current LCU2003: 4.3k current LCU2004: 8.1k current LCU2005: 7.7k current LCU2006: 11.9k current LCU2007: 12.5k current LCU2008: 15.9k current LCU2009: 11.9k current LCU2010: 11.5k current LCU2011: 11.1k current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for current budget balance, including grants in Cape Verde is 11,149 current LCU, measured in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 187.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, current budget balance, including grants in Cape Verde peaked at 7.22 billion current LCU in 1993 and was at its lowest, -4.71 billion current LCU, in 1999.

Cape Verde ranks 38th of 51 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.

Current budget balance, including grants in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU) in Cape Verde, 1988 to 2011.
Year current LCU Change
1988 3.50 billion current LCU
1989 3.04 billion current LCU -13.2%
1990 2.78 billion current LCU -8.7%
1991 2.61 billion current LCU -6.1%
1992 4.26 billion current LCU +63.3%
1993 7.22 billion current LCU +69.6%
1994 3.44 billion current LCU -52.4%
1995 520.80 million current LCU -84.9%
1996 55.20 million current LCU -89.4%
1997 -2.04 billion current LCU -3802.9%
1998 114.97 million current LCU -105.6%
1999 -4.71 billion current LCU -4196.0%
2000 -4,485 current LCU -100.0%
2001 3,878 current LCU -186.5%
2002 7,063 current LCU +82.1%
2003 4,334 current LCU -38.6%
2004 8,093 current LCU +86.7%
2005 7,685 current LCU -5.0%
2006 11,856 current LCU +54.3%
2007 12,529 current LCU +5.7%
2008 15,853 current LCU +26.5%
2009 11,938 current LCU -24.7%
2010 11,537 current LCU -3.4%
2011 11,149 current LCU -3.4%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 11,149 current LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.67 billion current LCU, 0% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 11,149 current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.60 billion current LCU, 0% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Current budget balance, including grants in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1999 -4196.0% 114.97 million current LCU -4.71 billion current LCU
1997 -3802.9% 55.20 million current LCU -2.04 billion current LCU

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.27 billion current LCU 3.04 billion current LCU 3.50 billion current LCU 2
1990s 1.42 billion current LCU -4.71 billion current LCU 7.22 billion current LCU 10
2000s 7,874 current LCU -4,485 current LCU 15,853 current LCU 10
2010s 11,343 current LCU 11,149 current LCU 11,537 current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 35 Ghana 412.74 million current LCU compare
  2. 36 Seychelles 371.36 million current LCU compare
  3. 37 Zimbabwe 171.10 million current LCU compare
  4. 39 Mali -4 current LCU compare
  5. 40 Eswatini -23.00 million current LCU compare
  6. 41 Liberia -1.44 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is current budget balance, including grants in Cape Verde?
Current budget balance, including grants in Cape Verde was 11,149 current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 7.22 billion current LCU in 1993.
What is the lowest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was -4.71 billion current LCU in 1999.
How does Cape Verde rank for current budget balance, including grants?
Cape Verde ranks 38th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is current budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 187.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,408 data points, 1965–2011
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