Cape Verde vs Switzerland: Trade in services (% of GDP)
Trade in services (% of GDP) over time
- Cape Verde
- Switzerland
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 42.2% against 39.5% in Switzerland, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 46th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.3% | 11.0% | 12.3% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 12.1% | 13.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 30.2% | 17.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 35.5% | 11.8% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 38.0% | 2.5% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade in services, Cape Verde or Switzerland?
- Cape Verde, at 42.2% against 39.5% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in trade in services between Cape Verde and Switzerland?
- 2.7%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Switzerland?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Switzerland rank globally for trade in services?
- Cape Verde ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 46th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.