Other expense (% of expense) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Other expense (% of expense) was 2.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Other expense in Cape Verde, 2005–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 2.7% for other expense in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.0% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Cape Verde peaked at 8.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2009.
That places Cape Verde 116th out of 147 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Other expense (% of expense) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.8% | — |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -30.6% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +71.4% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -64.1% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +107.5% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -31.9% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -31.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +45.8% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +86.5% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -66.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 2.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.9%, 46% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 2.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2%, 85% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 2.6% | 7.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.9% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Cape Verde?
- Other expense in Cape Verde was 2.7% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2009.
- How does Cape Verde rank for other expense?
- Cape Verde ranks 116th out of 147 countries with data for 2020.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.