Donor resources play an important role, particularly in the roads and water sectors. According to OECD DAC statistics (table 5.13), Cape Verde received substantially more donor funding for infrastructure than its peers, measured as a percentage of GDP. From 2001 to 2004, ODA for infrastructure averaged 2.39 percent of GDP, while the corresponding figure for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) was 0.73 percent.94 Donors concentrate support in the road sector (57 percent) and in water supply and water resource management (36 percent). Donors finance 24 and 70 percent of the total spending on roads and water management, respectively. Even though the available data is not sufficiently detailed, it is known that donor funding is primarily allocated to finance investments.
