Cabo Verde — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Cabo Verde, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Cabo Verde was 5.85% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 7.03% in 2020. The lowest was 3.27% in 2008 (about 1.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.82% per year.
Cabo Verde ranks 107 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 57%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Cabo Verde sits above it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 17% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 21%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 16 of 46 economies; Sao Tome and Principe (5.77%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 46% in 2020. That is 10% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 38 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 134th of 184 in 2000 → 146th of 188 in 2010 → 90th of 189 in 2020 → 105th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.85% | -0.9 pp |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 6.61% | -0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 7.03% | +2.2 pp |
| 2019 | 4.82% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 4.79% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 4.48% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 4.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 4.85% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 4.82% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 4.67% | +0.7 pp |
| 2011 | 3.93% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 4.08% | +0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 3.56% | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 3.27% | -0.6 pp |
| 2007 | 3.84% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 3.82% | +0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 3.34% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 3.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 3.63% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 3.72% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 3.86% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cabo Verde’s Health spending in 2001?
3.7% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Cabo Verde’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +51.5% in total — about 1.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 5.85%; 2022: 6.7%; 2021: 6.61%; 2020: 7.03%; 2019: 4.82%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.