Military spending, per square kilometre in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Military spending, per square kilometre was 3,574 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Military spending, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, military spending, per square kilometre in Cape Verde stood at 3,574 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per square kilometre in Cape Verde peaked at 3,574 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,370 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre, in 1979.
Cape Verde ranks 109th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Military spending, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1,606 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 1,621 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 1,529 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 1,438 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 1,370 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 2,358 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +72.1% |
| 1981 | 3,129 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 1982 | 2,842 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 2,589 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 2,426 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 2,172 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 2,442 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 2,433 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 2,320 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 2,011 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1990 | 1,792 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 1,601 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 1,537 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 1,447 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 1,555 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 1,753 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 1,641 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 1,712 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 1,811 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 2,064 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 2,004 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 1,934 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 1,904 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 2,042 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 2,279 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 2,305 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 2,283 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2,604 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 2,619 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,565 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 2,554 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,675 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 2,711 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 2,867 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 3,009 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 3,008 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,187 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 3,244 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 3,257 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 3,504 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 3,451 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 3,440 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 3,380 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 3,574 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 3,574 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,982 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 3,574 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,348 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +72.1% | 1,370 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2,358 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,513 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 1,370 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 1,621 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 2,472 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2,011 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 3,129 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,691 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 1,447 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2,064 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,254 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 1,904 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2,619 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,002 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 2,554 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 3,504 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,461 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 3,380 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 3,574 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 106 East Timor 3,849 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 107 Canada 3,705 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 108 Nepal 3,698 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 110 Brazil 3,272 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 111 South Africa 2,995 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 112 Comoros 2,987 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0443 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0284 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1251 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4822 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per square kilometre in Cape Verde?
- Military spending, per square kilometre in Cape Verde was 3,574 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 3,574 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest military spending, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,370 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in 1979.
- How does Cape Verde rank for military spending, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 109th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military spending divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military spending divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.