Subsidies in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Subsidies was 905.96 GFS, current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
905.96 GFS, current LCU
Change on year
up 20.5%
World rank
28th
of 47 countries
All-time high
5.09 billion GFS, current LCU
in 1999
All-time low
291.9 GFS, current LCU
in 2006
Years of data
26
1984–2011

Subsidies in Cape Verde, 1984–2011

02.0B4.0B6.0B1984199720111984: 70.0M GFS, current LCU1985: 63.0M GFS, current LCU1988: 63.0M GFS, current LCU1989: 50.0M GFS, current LCU1990: 40.0M GFS, current LCU1991: 37.0M GFS, current LCU1992: 1.0B GFS, current LCU1993: 1.3B GFS, current LCU1994: 1.7B GFS, current LCU1995: 2.2B GFS, current LCU1996: 1.7B GFS, current LCU1997: 656.0M GFS, current LCU1998: 1.0B GFS, current LCU1999: 5.1B GFS, current LCU2000: 3.0k GFS, current LCU2001: 1.7k GFS, current LCU2002: 690.4 GFS, current LCU2003: 634.4 GFS, current LCU2004: 595.1 GFS, current LCU2005: 533.2 GFS, current LCU2006: 291.9 GFS, current LCU2007: 1.9k GFS, current LCU2008: 871.2 GFS, current LCU2009: 844.7 GFS, current LCU2010: 751.8 GFS, current LCU2011: 906 GFS, current LCU

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

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 905.96 GFS, current LCU for subsidies in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.5% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies in Cape Verde peaked at 5.09 billion GFS, current LCU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 291.9 GFS, current LCU, in 2006.

Cape Verde ranks 28th of 47 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 61.50 million GFS, current LCU 50.00 million GFS, current LCU 70.00 million GFS, current LCU 4
1990s 1.47 billion GFS, current LCU 37.00 million GFS, current LCU 5.09 billion GFS, current LCU 10
2000s 1,102 GFS, current LCU 291.9 GFS, current LCU 2,973 GFS, current LCU 10
2010s 828.86 GFS, current LCU 751.77 GFS, current LCU 905.96 GFS, current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 25 Eritrea 931.00 million GFS, current LCU compare
  2. 26 Sudan 711.79 million GFS, current LCU compare
  3. 27 Ghana 42.19 million GFS, current LCU compare
  4. 29 Sao Tome and Principe 10 GFS, current LCU compare
  5. 30 Mali 4 GFS, current LCU compare
  6. 31 Guinea-Bissau 2 GFS, current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies in Cape Verde?
Subsidies in Cape Verde was 905.96 GFS, current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest subsidies recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 5.09 billion GFS, current LCU in 1999.
What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 291.9 GFS, current LCU in 2006.
How does Cape Verde rank for subsidies?
Cape Verde ranks 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2011.
Is subsidies rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. 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 Subsidies (GFS, current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Subsidies (GFS, current LCU)
Unit
GFS, current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,211 data points, 1966–2011
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Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current local currency.