Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current was 0.148 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Cape Verde, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Cape Verde stood at 0.148 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 85.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Cape Verde peaked at 0.148 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Cape Verde ranks 36th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +44.6% |
| 1976 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1984 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0161 units per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0207 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.022 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0242 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.025 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0282 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0295 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.035 units per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1996 | 0.032 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0418 units per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0424 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0454 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0477 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0491 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0485 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0524 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0576 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.062 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0631 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0725 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0796 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0854 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.095 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1032 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1058 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1075 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1143 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1181 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1244 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1381 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.148 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.148 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0207 units per square kilometre, 7.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.148 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0295 units per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +44.6% | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0045 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | 0.022 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.032 units per square kilometre | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | 0.0424 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0578 units per square kilometre | 0.0454 units per square kilometre | 0.0796 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.114 units per square kilometre | 0.0854 units per square kilometre | 0.148 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 33 Burundi 0.2478 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Dominican Republic 0.1832 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Czechia 0.1682 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Albania 0.1356 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Madagascar 0.1353 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Seychelles 0.1341 units per square kilometre 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 capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Cape Verde?
- Capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Cape Verde was 0.148 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.148 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Cape Verde rank for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Cape Verde ranks 36th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.