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Cape Verde - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 0.66

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · updated 2026-10-15 · 166 economies tracked

Latest value

0.66 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.2%

Growth since 1984

0.24×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#25#49#73#97#12119601970198019902000201020202025#51#1302024 overtook Gambia2025 overtook Switzerland
Cape VerdeUkraineAlgeriaIsraelRussia

Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Cape Verde climbed from #51 to #130 (overtook Gambia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Cape Verde ↓

Key Events — Cape Verde

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1993
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
1995
Climbed 25 places in global rank auto
1996
Fell 26 places in global rank auto
2000
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2001
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Gambia in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Switzerland in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1984-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1984199420042014202420250.431.2222.79

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