Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde stood at 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1993.
That places Cape Verde 104th out of 207 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 1994 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 68% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 101 Guam 0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 102 Papua New Guinea 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 103 Dominican Republic 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 105 Afghanistan 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 106 Mali 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 107 Comoros 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 300.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.7172 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 281.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5237 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 51.68 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4522 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde was 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- How does Cape Verde rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 104th out of 207 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.