Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Cape Verde stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 27.7% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Cape Verde peaked at 2.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
Cape Verde ranks 59th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +65.3% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -32.2% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -27.8% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +43.6% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -32.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -54.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +37.3% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +122.9% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -21.8% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -40.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -29.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +225.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -26.6% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -54.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -23.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +65.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -27.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 13.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +225.0% | 0.4% | 1.4% |
| 2009 | +122.9% | 0.7% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More poverty & inequality data for Cape Verde
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 40.3 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 75.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.84 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Cape Verde?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Cape Verde was 0.3% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Cape Verde ranks 59th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).