External health expenditure channeled through government in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: External health expenditure channeled through government was 77.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure channeled through government in Cape Verde, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure channeled through government in Cape Verde stood at 77.0%.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Cape Verde peaked at 95.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 2019.
That places Cape Verde 33rd out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.9% | — |
| 2001 | 86.2% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 89.3% | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 92.3% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 95.7% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 92.7% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 88.7% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 89.9% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 88.4% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | -31.9% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 87.8% | +29.9% |
| 2018 | 84.6% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 37.4% | -55.8% |
| 2020 | 81.3% | +117.5% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | -20.1% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +8.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 77.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 47.3%, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 77.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +117.5% | 37.4% | 81.3% |
| 2019 | -55.8% | 84.6% | 37.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.5% | 75.0% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 37.4% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 65.0% | 81.3% | 4 |
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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 external health expenditure channeled through government in Cape Verde?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Cape Verde was 77.0% in 2023, according to Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 2019.
- How does Cape Verde rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Cape Verde ranks 33rd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.