Cape Verde vs Vanuatu: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Cape Verde
52.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Vanuatu
57.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
52nd
Vanuatu rank
50th
Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Cape Verde
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 57.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 52.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Cape Verde, a difference of 5.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 52nd and Vanuatu ranks 50th of 193 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 54.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 49.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 62.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 13.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 61.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 61.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2246 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 49.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 53.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 54.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 59.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Cape Verde or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 57.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 52.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Cape Verde and Vanuatu?
- 5.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Vanuatu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Vanuatu rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 52nd and Vanuatu ranks 50th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods and services (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.