Beer consumption per person in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Beer consumption per person was 1.32 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Beer consumption per person in Cape Verde, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 1.32 for beer consumption per person in 2022.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Cape Verde peaked at 2.17 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.15, in 1962.
That places Cape Verde 101st out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beer consumption per person in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.16 | — |
| 1962 | 0.15 | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.16 | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.17 | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.22 | +29.4% |
| 1969 | 0.26 | +18.2% |
| 1970 | 0.38 | +46.2% |
| 1971 | 0.49 | +28.9% |
| 1972 | 0.67 | +36.7% |
| 1973 | 0.68 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.07 | +57.4% |
| 1975 | 0.91 | -15.0% |
| 1976 | 0.51 | -44.0% |
| 1977 | 0.58 | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 0.33 | -43.1% |
| 1979 | 0.49 | +48.5% |
| 1980 | 0.58 | +18.4% |
| 1981 | 0.57 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.55 | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6 | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.67 | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 0.65 | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.74 | +13.8% |
| 1987 | 0.77 | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.64 | -16.9% |
| 1989 | 0.54 | -15.6% |
| 1990 | 0.89 | +64.8% |
| 1991 | 0.97 | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 0.69 | -28.9% |
| 1993 | 0.58 | -15.9% |
| 1994 | 1.32 | +127.6% |
| 1995 | 0.85 | -35.6% |
| 1996 | 1.47 | +72.9% |
| 1997 | 1.31 | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 1.58 | +20.6% |
| 1999 | 2.17 | +37.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9836 | -54.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9572 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.775 | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 2.16 | +178.4% |
| 2004 | 1.74 | -19.2% |
| 2005 | 1.63 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 1.74 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 1.72 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.64 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.43 | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 1.4 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.44 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9468 | -34.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9414 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9883 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.27 | +22.5% |
| 2017 | 1.28 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.24 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.42 | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 1.16 | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 1.46 | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 1.32 | -9.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 1.32 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.91, 69% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 1.32 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8569, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +178.4% | 0.775 | 2.16 |
| 1994 | +127.6% | 0.58 | 1.32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1756 | 0.15 | 0.26 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.611 | 0.33 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.631 | 0.54 | 0.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 | 0.58 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 | 0.775 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 0.9414 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 | 1.16 | 1.46 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 51.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Cape Verde?
- Beer consumption per person in Cape Verde was 1.32 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beer consumption per person recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 in 1999.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 in 1962.
- How does Cape Verde rank for beer consumption per person?
- Cape Verde ranks 101st out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Beer consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 62 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).