Gross fixed capital formation, General government … General Percent in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Gross fixed capital formation, General government … General Percent was 2.36 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices in Cape Verde, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2019, gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Cape Verde stood at 2.36.
That represents a change of down 23.8% on the previous year and down 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Cape Verde peaked at 10.43 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.04, in 2016.
That places Cape Verde 136th out of 173 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation, General government … General Percent in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.21 | — |
| 1961 | 4.98 | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 5.8 | +16.5% |
| 1963 | 6.68 | +15.2% |
| 1964 | 6.38 | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 6.41 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 5.49 | -14.3% |
| 1967 | 4.96 | -9.7% |
| 1968 | 4.7 | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 4.54 | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 4.24 | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 4.23 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 4.24 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 4.25 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 4.26 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 4.19 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 4.21 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 4.3 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 4.31 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 4.29 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 3.81 | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 4.36 | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 4.74 | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 4.37 | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 4.18 | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 3.18 | -24.0% |
| 1986 | 2.98 | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 3.49 | +17.2% |
| 1988 | 4.18 | +19.8% |
| 1989 | 6.08 | +45.6% |
| 1990 | 5.36 | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 4.42 | -17.5% |
| 1992 | 4.38 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 5.13 | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 4.07 | -20.8% |
| 1995 | 4.21 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 5.33 | +26.5% |
| 1997 | 7.05 | +32.3% |
| 1998 | 7.12 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 5.75 | -19.3% |
| 2000 | 6.73 | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 3.81 | -43.3% |
| 2002 | 7.85 | +105.8% |
| 2003 | 6.47 | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 6.89 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 7.1 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 7.6 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 6.7 | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 5.75 | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 6.66 | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 10.43 | +56.5% |
| 2011 | 6.64 | -36.4% |
| 2012 | 7.95 | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 7.41 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 4.22 | -43.0% |
| 2015 | 2.84 | -32.8% |
| 2016 | 2.04 | -28.1% |
| 2017 | 3.44 | +68.1% |
| 2018 | 3.1 | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 2.36 | -23.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 2.36 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.85, 61% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 2.36 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.83, 62% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross fixed capital formation, General government … General Percent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +105.8% | 3.81 | 7.85 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.52 | 4.54 | 6.68 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.25 | 4.19 | 4.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.13 | 2.98 | 6.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.28 | 4.07 | 7.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.56 | 3.81 | 7.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.04 | 2.04 | 10.43 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Cape Verde?
- Gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Cape Verde was 2.36 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 10.43 in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.04 in 2016.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices?
- Cape Verde ranks 136th out of 173 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.5%. 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 fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.