Food, beverages and tobacco in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Food, beverages and tobacco was 64.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Food, beverages and tobacco in Cape Verde, 2016–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
In 2023, food, beverages and tobacco in Cape Verde stood at 64.6%.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
That places Cape Verde 14th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 67.4% | — |
| 2017 | 60.6% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 59.4% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 60.8% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 63.4% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | +1.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 64.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.6%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 64.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.3%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.3% | 60.4% | 67.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 59.4% | 64.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 11 Sudan 66.1%
- 12 Rwanda 66.0% compare
- 13 Zimbabwe 65.4%
- 15 Uganda 63.9%
- 16 Burkina Faso 63.7%
- 17 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 63.5% 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 food, beverages and tobacco in Cape Verde?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Cape Verde was 64.6% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Cape Verde ranks 14th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco 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 flat.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing of food, beverages, and tobacco includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 15 and 16. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).