Total health spending per person in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Total health spending per person was 616.54 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Cape Verde, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 616.54 current international $ for total health spending per person in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 100.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Cape Verde peaked at 651.5 current international $ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 129.45 current international $, in 2000.
That places Cape Verde 122nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 129.45 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 142.87 current international $ | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 150.71 current international $ | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 149.62 current international $ | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 164.29 current international $ | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 177.24 current international $ | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 203.91 current international $ | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 213.88 current international $ | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 196.53 current international $ | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 209.99 current international $ | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 246.43 current international $ | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 250.6 current international $ | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 295.31 current international $ | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 307.2 current international $ | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 311.37 current international $ | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 298.08 current international $ | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 320.59 current international $ | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 355.57 current international $ | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 378.84 current international $ | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 416.92 current international $ | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 483.5 current international $ | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 507.83 current international $ | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 651.5 current international $ | +28.3% |
| 2023 | 616.54 current international $ | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 173.85 current international $ | 129.45 current international $ | 213.88 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 318.09 current international $ | 246.43 current international $ | 416.92 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 564.84 current international $ | 483.5 current international $ | 651.5 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 119 Bhutan 676.7 current international $ compare
- 120 Gabon 672.98 current international $ compare
- 121 Lebanon 643.85 current international $ compare
- 123 Equatorial Guinea 609.3 current international $ compare
- 124 Morocco 606.04 current international $ compare
- 125 Palestine 604.44 current international $ compare
More health data for Cape Verde
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.747 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,578 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Cape Verde?
- Total health spending per person in Cape Verde was 616.54 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 651.5 current international $ in 2022.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 129.45 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for total health spending per person?
- Cape Verde ranks 122nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.