The government debt to GDP for Cape Verde is projected to fall to 105.2% in 2025 from 109.2% last year, according to the Cape Verdean Parliament. Government Debt to GDP in Cape Verde averaged 97.53 percent of GDP from 2000 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 157.00 percent of GDP in 2021 and a record low of 57.17 percent of GDP in 2008. source: Banco de Cabo Verde

Government Debt to GDP in Cape Verde is expected to reach 110.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Cape Verde Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 112.00 percent of GDP in 2027 and 112.60 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 32.00 Jul 2026
Government Budget -2.90 -0.30 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Debt to GDP 105.20 109.20 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 20499.46 89457.46 CVE Million Mar 2026
Government Spending 12796.00 16728.00 CVE Million Mar 2026
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Military Expenditure 20.10 16.80 USD Million Dec 2025


Cape Verde Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
105.20 109.20 157.00 57.17 2000 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly