Cabo Verde — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2019 · 41 observations
About this series
The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Cabo Verde, the central government deficit reading was −3.93% of GDP in 2019, compared with −4.42% of GDP in 2018. The period change was +0.49 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −6.41% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2010–2019
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2019 | -3.93 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -4.42 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -4.06 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -3.31 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -5.59 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2010
| 2014 | -7.84 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -9.74 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -10.3 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -7.65 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -7.3 % of GDP |