Cape Verde vs Gambia: Imports of goods, services and primary income

Cape Verde
1.74 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Gambia
1.58 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
171st
Gambia rank
174th

Imports of goods, services and primary income over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 1.74 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.58 billion BoP, current US$ in Gambia, a difference of 163.23 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Gambia ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 171st and Gambia ranks 174th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Gambia Difference Ahead
1970s 70.59 million BoP, current US$ 130.95 million BoP, current US$ 60.36 million BoP, current US$ Gambia
1980s 112.70 million BoP, current US$ 139.30 million BoP, current US$ 26.60 million BoP, current US$ Gambia
1990s 225.74 million BoP, current US$ 259.57 million BoP, current US$ 33.82 million BoP, current US$ Gambia
2000s 897.68 million BoP, current US$ 329.08 million BoP, current US$ 568.60 million BoP, current US$ Cape Verde
2010s 1.26 billion BoP, current US$ 489.33 million BoP, current US$ 774.36 million BoP, current US$ Cape Verde
2020s 1.33 billion BoP, current US$ 1.07 billion BoP, current US$ 262.76 million BoP, current US$ Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income, Cape Verde or Gambia?
Cape Verde, at 1.74 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.58 billion BoP, current US$ in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income between Cape Verde and Gambia?
163.23 million BoP, current US$, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gambia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Gambia rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income?
Cape Verde ranks 171st and Gambia ranks 174th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Imports of goods, services and primary income (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
247 places, 9,801 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. 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.