Cape Verde recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 4.40 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2023. Government Budget in Cape Verde averaged -3.59 percent of GDP from 2000 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 6.30 percent of GDP in 2001 and a record low of -10.50 percent of GDP in 2010. source: Banco de Cabo Verde

Government Budget in Cape Verde is expected to reach -1.80 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Cape Verde Government Budget is projected to trend around -1.00 percent of GDP in 2026 and -0.70 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 30.00 Jan 2026
Government Budget -2.90 -0.30 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Debt to GDP 109.20 114.70 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 20617.00 37452.17 CVE Million Sep 2025
Government Spending 12397.00 13578.00 CVE Million Sep 2025
Holidays
Military Expenditure 16.80 14.40 USD Million Dec 2024


Cape Verde Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-2.90 -0.30 6.30 -10.50 2000 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly