External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.8695 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde is 0.8695 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 1.33 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2823 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
Cape Verde ranks 12th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2823 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.4197 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5178 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5776 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6892 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5943 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5506 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4705 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4713 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4358 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4197 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3976 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4327 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4395 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4037 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.421 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4728 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5546 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5929 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6138 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6251 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5428 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5018 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4911 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4733 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3519 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3195 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3912 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4849 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5088 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8404 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +65.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9702 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9074 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 1.05 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9933 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.06 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9482 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9561 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.33 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.5% |
| 2021 | 1.2 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 1.07 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9833 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8695 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.8695 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4626 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.8695 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4067 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5081 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2823 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6892 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4278 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5546 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4903 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3195 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6251 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8721 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4849 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.06 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8695 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.33 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 9 Montenegro 1.06 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Bhutan 1.02 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Ukraine 1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Rwanda 0.8636 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Djibouti 0.8326 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Dominica 0.8267 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde was 0.8695 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2823 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does Cape Verde rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 12th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.