Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.551 in 2016. ▬ Flat
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Cape Verde, 2008–2016
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2016, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Cape Verde stood at 0.551.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Cape Verde peaked at 0.5581 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5053, in 2010.
Cape Verde ranks 28th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.5544 | — |
| 2009 | 0.5438 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5053 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5454 | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5484 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5467 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.548 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5581 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.551 | -1.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.551 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4098, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.551 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.551, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5491 | 0.5438 | 0.5544 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5433 | 0.5053 | 0.5581 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More public sector data for Cape Verde
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 5.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 32.06 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0062 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 16.83 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 744.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 3,562 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Cape Verde?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Cape Verde was 0.551 in 2016, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5581 in 2015.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5053 in 2010.
- How does Cape Verde rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Cape Verde ranks 28th out of 79 countries with data for 2016.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.