Cabo Verde vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
Cabo Verde
3.6%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.0%
in 2025
Cabo Verde rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
31st
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person over time
- Cabo Verde
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Cabo Verde currently reports 3.6% against 1.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Cabo Verde's figure about 3.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cabo Verde ahead.
Cabo Verde ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st of 200 countries.
Cabo Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 2.3% | 2.5% | Cabo Verde |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Cabo Verde |
| 2020s | 1.5% | -0.4% | 2.0% | Cabo Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person, Cabo Verde or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Cabo Verde, at 3.6% against 1.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between Cabo Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 2.6%, with Cabo Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Cabo Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Cabo Verde ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.