Cabo Verde 2006
Yearbook 2006
Cape Verde. According to CountryAAH, major public holidays in Cape Verde include Independence Day (July 5) and New Year (January 1). Cape Verde’s political course is fixed after parliamentary and presidential elections at the beginning of the year. The old Liberation Party PAICV retained government power after winning 40 of Parliament’s 72 seats in a January election in which just over half of the eligible voters took part. The incumbent President Pedro Pires, who represents PAICV, was re-elected in February by a slight margin. Both election results were appealed with reference to alleged irregularities, but the protests were rejected by the Supreme Court. Prime Minister José Maria Neves presented a reformed government in March, where six of the fourteen ministers are women. Five new ministries were created, with responsibility for, among other things. higher education, family issues and housing policy.
Economy
| Inflation rate | 0.80% |
| Unemployment rate | 9% |
| Gross domestic product (GDP) | $ 3,777,000,000 |
| GDP growth rate | 4.00% |
| GDP per capita | $ 7,000 |
| GDP by sector | |
| Agriculture | 8.90% |
| Industry | 17.50% |
| Service | 73.70% |
| State budget | |
| Revenue | 354.2 million |
| Expenditure | 398.5 million |
| Proportion of the population below the national poverty line | 30% |
| Distribution of household income | |
| Top 10% | 40.6 |
| Lower 10% | 1.9 |
| Industrial production growth rate | 1.90% |
| Investment volume | 34.9% of GDP |
| National debt | 125.80% of GDP |
| Foreign exchange reserves | $ 589,100,000 |
| Tourism | 2014 |
| Visitors | 494,000 |
| Revenue | $ 467,000,000 |
