Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 120.54 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Cape Verde, 1981–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2015, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Cape Verde stood at 120.54. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 120.54 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 36.3, in 1981.
Cape Verde ranks 8th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 36.3 | — |
| 1982 | 48.63 | +34.0% |
| 1983 | 58.5 | +20.3% |
| 1984 | 64.23 | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 75.58 | +17.7% |
| 1986 | 63.97 | -15.4% |
| 1987 | 58.87 | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 53.81 | -8.6% |
| 1989 | 55.15 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 52.19 | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 53.86 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 54.83 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 56.32 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 71.94 | +27.7% |
| 1995 | 70.81 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 72.99 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 75.91 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 76.63 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 66.2 | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 84.92 | +28.3% |
| 2001 | 88.95 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 92.73 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 83.46 | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 77.57 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 74.92 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 64.98 | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 57.42 | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 65.17 | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 72.43 | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 78.81 | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 91.11 | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 99.98 | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 110.32 | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 120.54 | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.23 | 36.3 | 75.58 | 9 |
| 1990s | 65.17 | 52.19 | 76.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.68 | 57.42 | 92.73 | 9 |
| 2010s | 95.53 | 72.43 | 120.54 | 6 |
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More external debt data for Cape Verde
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 925,051 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 1.76 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0003 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 6,183 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.8% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 36.40 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 69.35 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0134 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -1.74 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 10.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Cape Verde?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Cape Verde was 120.54 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 120.54 in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3 in 1981.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 8th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.