Cape Verde vs Least developed countries: Services, value added
Services, value added over time
- Cape Verde
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 67.9% against 44.6% in Least developed countries, a difference of 23.3%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.5 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 43rd and Least developed countries ranks 43rd of 204 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.6% | 42.5% | 17.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 42.7% | 26.7% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 45.4% | 22.8% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 44.9% | 23.3% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, Cape Verde or Least developed countries?
- Cape Verde, at 67.9% against 44.6% in Least developed countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between Cape Verde and Least developed countries?
- 23.3%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Least developed countries?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Least developed countries rank globally for services, value added?
- Cape Verde ranks 43rd and Least developed countries ranks 43rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.