Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cape Verde, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 1.2% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 84.1% on the previous year and down 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cape Verde peaked at 43.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, -19.8%, in 1982.
That places Cape Verde 132nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -6.7% | — |
| 1982 | -19.8% | +194.2% |
| 1983 | -5.3% | -73.0% |
| 1984 | 3.3% | -161.0% |
| 1985 | 26.5% | +714.0% |
| 1986 | 7.1% | -73.3% |
| 1987 | 33.3% | +370.6% |
| 1988 | 7.9% | -76.2% |
| 1989 | -2.8% | -135.1% |
| 1990 | -11.4% | +310.9% |
| 1991 | -7.1% | -38.0% |
| 1992 | -4.7% | -33.5% |
| 1993 | 28.1% | -694.6% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | -60.1% |
| 1995 | 23.5% | +110.2% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -92.0% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | +149.1% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | -17.5% |
| 1999 | 43.8% | +1025.0% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | -78.1% |
| 2001 | -8.3% | -186.3% |
| 2002 | -3.3% | -60.2% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -160.2% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +206.3% |
| 2005 | -3.8% | -162.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -107.5% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | +11031.2% |
| 2008 | -1.5% | -104.8% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | -1146.7% |
| 2010 | -2.7% | -116.7% |
| 2011 | -1.1% | -59.6% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -1172.2% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -90.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +772.2% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -27.6% |
| 2017 | -12.5% | -284.9% |
| 2018 | -13.3% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | -0.5% | -96.5% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -3063.3% |
| 2021 | -7.0% | -150.4% |
| 2022 | -6.6% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | -2.7% | -58.7% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | -373.4% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | -84.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.8% | -19.8% | 33.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | -11.4% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | -8.3% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -13.3% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | -7.0% | 13.8% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 60.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4119 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,387 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 16.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2286 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,325 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 11.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 22.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 129,653 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 9.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cape Verde?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Cape Verde was 1.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.8% in 1982.
- How does Cape Verde rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Cape Verde ranks 132nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.