External health expenditure per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: External health expenditure per capita was 31.9 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Cape Verde, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Cape Verde stood at 31.9 current US$.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 34.74 current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.37 current US$, in 2003.
Cape Verde ranks 20th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.44 current US$ | 1.37 current US$ | 10.3 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.72 current US$ | 4.9 current US$ | 29.19 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.68 current US$ | 8.99 current US$ | 34.74 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 17 Solomon Islands 37.72 current US$ compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 32.23 current US$ compare
- 19 Botswana 31.99 current US$ compare
- 21 Mozambique 30.56 current US$ compare
- 22 Palestine 29.9 current US$ compare
- 23 Zimbabwe 28.31 current US$ compare
More health data for Cape Verde
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 4,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 5,009 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 5.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 15,008 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 8.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 4,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 4,762 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 5,127 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 4,613 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 5,059 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Cape Verde?
- External health expenditure per capita in Cape Verde was 31.9 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 34.74 current US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 current US$ in 2003.
- How does Cape Verde rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 20th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.