Government consumption in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Government consumption was 23,331 current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Government consumption in Cape Verde, 1984–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 23,331 current LCU for government consumption in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.6% on the previous year and up 205.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government consumption in Cape Verde peaked at 6.63 billion current LCU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7,641 current LCU, in 2001.
Cape Verde ranks 49th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.50 billion current LCU | 1.26 billion current LCU | 1.90 billion current LCU | 4 |
| 1990s | 4.00 billion current LCU | 2.02 billion current LCU | 6.63 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,210 current LCU | 7,641 current LCU | 17,831 current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,587 current LCU | 19,843 current LCU | 23,331 current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 46 Gambia 2.50 billion current LCU compare
- 47 Zimbabwe 2.30 billion current LCU compare
- 48 Seychelles 1.39 billion current LCU compare
- 50 Mali 0 current LCU compare
- 50 Sierra Leone 0 current LCU compare
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 18.34 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 587,026 (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 111.84 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 111.84 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 74.7% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 1 (2021)
- Number of people using the Internet 363,118 users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 8.31 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 43,593 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government consumption in Cape Verde?
- Government consumption in Cape Verde was 23,331 current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest government consumption recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 6.63 billion current LCU in 1999.
- What is the lowest government consumption recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,641 current LCU in 2001.
- How does Cape Verde rank for government consumption?
- Cape Verde ranks 49th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government consumption rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 205.4%. 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 Government consumption (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current expenditure on goods and services comprises payments of wages and salaries in cash to employees (including the armed forces) before deduction of withholding taxes and employees' contributions to social security and pension funds, as well as employers' contributions to superannuation schemes outside government, and other purchases of goods and services (wages and salaries in kind, office supplies and maintenance charges etc.). Data are in current local currency.