Domestic general government health expenditure in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Domestic general government health expenditure was 3.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic general government health expenditure in Cape Verde is 3.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 17.8% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Cape Verde peaked at 4.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2008.
Cape Verde ranks 87th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +43.2% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -17.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 3.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 3.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2%, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 4.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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)
- 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 3.4% 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 4.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2008.
- How does Cape Verde rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Cape Verde ranks 87th 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 22.9%. 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, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.