Domestic general government health expenditure in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Domestic general government health expenditure was 58.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure in Cape Verde, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 58.6% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Cape Verde peaked at 73.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2017.
That places Cape Verde 90th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.3% | — |
| 2001 | 73.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 72.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 73.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 71.4% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 69.1% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 66.3% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 71.1% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 68.5% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 71.5% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 66.5% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 65.8% | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 67.2% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 69.4% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 62.2% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 58.6% | -5.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 58.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.4%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 58.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.1%, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.8% | 66.3% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 57.0% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 58.6% | 69.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0306 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Cape Verde?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Cape Verde was 58.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2017.
- How does Cape Verde rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Cape Verde ranks 90th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.