Cabo Verde vs Seychelles: Goods imports

Cabo Verde
1.29 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Seychelles
1.38 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Cabo Verde rank
169th
Seychelles rank
167th

Goods imports over time

  • Cabo Verde
  • Seychelles
0500.0M1.0B1.5B197620002025

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 1.38 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.29 billion BoP, current US$ in Cabo Verde, a difference of 97.15 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Cabo Verde's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cabo Verde ahead.

Cabo Verde ranks 169th and Seychelles ranks 167th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cabo Verde averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cabo Verde Seychelles Difference Ahead
1970s 58.36 million BoP, current US$ 54.01 million BoP, current US$ 4.35 million BoP, current US$ Cabo Verde
1980s 92.79 million BoP, current US$ 95.08 million BoP, current US$ 2.30 million BoP, current US$ Seychelles
1990s 185.34 million BoP, current US$ 234.47 million BoP, current US$ 49.13 million BoP, current US$ Seychelles
2000s 474.94 million BoP, current US$ 558.02 million BoP, current US$ 83.08 million BoP, current US$ Seychelles
2010s 840.79 million BoP, current US$ 1.03 billion BoP, current US$ 190.35 million BoP, current US$ Seychelles
2020s 1.01 billion BoP, current US$ 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ 179.35 million BoP, current US$ Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports, Cabo Verde or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 1.38 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.29 billion BoP, current US$ in Cabo Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods imports between Cabo Verde and Seychelles?
97.15 million BoP, current US$, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and Seychelles?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Cabo Verde and Seychelles rank globally for goods imports?
Cabo Verde ranks 169th and Seychelles ranks 167th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 9,762 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods occur when there are changes in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.