Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per capita was 203,648 constant LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per capita in Cape Verde, 2007–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per capita in Cape Verde is 203,648 constant LCU per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 220,031 constant LCU per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 92,962 constant LCU per person, in 2009.
That places Cape Verde 45th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 102,166 constant LCU per person | — |
| 2008 | 108,352 constant LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 92,962 constant LCU per person | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 96,735 constant LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 105,113 constant LCU per person | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 118,804 constant LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 121,415 constant LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 121,202 constant LCU per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 139,616 constant LCU per person | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 157,472 constant LCU per person | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 168,199 constant LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 198,584 constant LCU per person | +18.1% |
| 2019 | 220,031 constant LCU per person | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 95,420 constant LCU per person | -56.6% |
| 2021 | 93,624 constant LCU per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 164,024 constant LCU per person | +75.2% |
| 2023 | 170,334 constant LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 198,344 constant LCU per person | +16.4% |
| 2025 | 203,648 constant LCU per person | +2.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 203,648 constant LCU per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34,332 constant LCU per person, 5.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 203,648 constant LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72,222 constant LCU per person, 2.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +75.2% | 93,624 constant LCU per person | 164,024 constant LCU per person |
| 2020 | -56.6% | 220,031 constant LCU per person | 95,420 constant LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101,160 constant LCU per person | 92,962 constant LCU per person | 108,352 constant LCU per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 144,717 constant LCU per person | 96,735 constant LCU per person | 220,031 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 154,232 constant LCU per person | 93,624 constant LCU per person | 203,648 constant LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 42 Singapore 214,594 constant LCU per person compare
- 43 North Macedonia 211,154 constant LCU per person compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 206,464 constant LCU per person compare
- 46 Luxembourg 197,968 constant LCU per person compare
- 47 Seychelles 193,817 constant LCU per person compare
- 48 United Arab Emirates 188,721 constant LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 23.86 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 45.25 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 153.85 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 39.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 291.76 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 60.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4119 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 2,387 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per capita in Cape Verde?
- Exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per capita in Cape Verde was 203,648 constant LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 220,031 constant LCU per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 92,962 constant LCU per person in 2009.
- How does Cape Verde rank for exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 45th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. 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 Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Exports as a capacity to import Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.