Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 5.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Cape Verde, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 5.8% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 7.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2008.
Cape Verde ranks 108th of 195 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.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +45.8% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.8% | 7.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 105 Iran 6.0% compare
- 106 Zambia 6.0% compare
- 107 China 5.9% compare
- 109 Luxembourg 5.8% compare
- 110 Sao Tome and Principe 5.8% compare
- 111 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.7% compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1203 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Cape Verde?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Cape Verde was 5.8% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2008.
- How does Cape Verde rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 108th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).