Cape Verde vs Zimbabwe: GDP per capita growth
GDP per capita growth over time
- Cape Verde
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 6.1% against 5.8% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3% | 0.3% | 3.9% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 1.1% | 6.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 5.8% | -6.1% | 11.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 4.5% | 1.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 1.0% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita growth, Cape Verde or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 6.1% against 5.8% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita growth between Cape Verde and Zimbabwe?
- 0.3%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Zimbabwe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Zimbabwe rank globally for gdp per capita growth?
- Cape Verde ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.