External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate was -4.19 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Cape Verde, 1982–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Cape Verde is -4.19 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 267.4% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Cape Verde peaked at 54.36 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -5.87 % change on previous year, in 2014.
Cape Verde ranks 100th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 49.88 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 21.48 % change on previous year | -56.9% |
| 1984 | 6.35 % change on previous year | -70.4% |
| 1985 | 24.48 % change on previous year | +285.4% |
| 1986 | 19.37 % change on previous year | -20.9% |
| 1987 | 14.33 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 1988 | -4.01 % change on previous year | -127.9% |
| 1989 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -133.9% |
| 1990 | 6.12 % change on previous year | +350.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3626 % change on previous year | -94.1% |
| 1992 | 5.78 % change on previous year | +1493.0% |
| 1993 | 3.93 % change on previous year | -32.0% |
| 1994 | 19.21 % change on previous year | +389.1% |
| 1995 | 21.71 % change on previous year | +13.0% |
| 1996 | -5.36 % change on previous year | -124.7% |
| 1997 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -135.8% |
| 1998 | 19.48 % change on previous year | +914.3% |
| 1999 | 33.14 % change on previous year | +70.2% |
| 2000 | -2.69 % change on previous year | -108.1% |
| 2001 | 8.11 % change on previous year | -401.7% |
| 2002 | 12.22 % change on previous year | +50.7% |
| 2003 | 13.79 % change on previous year | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 5.16 % change on previous year | -62.6% |
| 2005 | 2.87 % change on previous year | -44.5% |
| 2006 | 9.78 % change on previous year | +241.2% |
| 2007 | 10.76 % change on previous year | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 7.85 % change on previous year | -27.1% |
| 2009 | 15.72 % change on previous year | +100.4% |
| 2010 | 22.12 % change on previous year | +40.7% |
| 2011 | 17.7 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 54.36 % change on previous year | +207.1% |
| 2013 | 22.44 % change on previous year | -58.7% |
| 2014 | -5.87 % change on previous year | -126.2% |
| 2015 | -0.625 % change on previous year | -89.4% |
| 2016 | -0.2107 % change on previous year | -66.3% |
| 2017 | 15.11 % change on previous year | -7271.1% |
| 2018 | -1.14 % change on previous year | -107.5% |
| 2019 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -361.9% |
| 2020 | 12.82 % change on previous year | +330.3% |
| 2021 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -91.2% |
| 2022 | -2.2 % change on previous year | -295.6% |
| 2023 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -213.6% |
| 2024 | -4.19 % change on previous year | -267.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's -4.19 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.0855 % change on previous year, 49.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's -4.19 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.44 % change on previous year. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +7271.1% | -0.2107 % change on previous year | 15.11 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | +1493.0% | 0.3626 % change on previous year | 5.78 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.66 % change on previous year | -4.01 % change on previous year | 49.88 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 10.63 % change on previous year | -5.36 % change on previous year | 33.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.36 % change on previous year | -2.69 % change on previous year | 15.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.69 % change on previous year | -5.87 % change on previous year | 54.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 % change on previous year | -4.19 % change on previous year | 12.82 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 97 Bolivia -3.64 % change on previous year compare
- 98 Dominica -3.83 % change on previous year compare
- 99 Argentina -4.13 % change on previous year compare
- 101 Eritrea -4.5 % change on previous year compare
- 102 Tunisia -4.59 % change on previous year compare
- 103 Albania -5.32 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 300.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ 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 external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Cape Verde?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Cape Verde was -4.19 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 54.36 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.87 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Cape Verde rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 100th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. 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 External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
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The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.