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

PeriodValue
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
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.