Cape Verde vs Jamaica: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita
Cape Verde
2,442 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Jamaica
2,137 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
108th
Jamaica rank
111th
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Cape Verde
- Jamaica
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 2,442 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,137 BoP, current US$ per person in Jamaica, a difference of 305 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Jamaica ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 108th and Jamaica ranks 111th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 184.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 365.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 181.16 BoP, current US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 268.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 507.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 238.68 BoP, current US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 445.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 898.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 452.71 BoP, current US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 973.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,626 BoP, current US$ per person | 652.5 BoP, current US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1,641 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,841 BoP, current US$ per person | 199.43 BoP, current US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1,947 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,934 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.93 BoP, current US$ per person | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita, Cape Verde or Jamaica?
- Cape Verde, at 2,442 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,137 BoP, current US$ per person in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita between Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 305 BoP, current US$ per person, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Jamaica rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 108th and Jamaica ranks 111th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.