Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 291.76 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Cape Verde, 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Cape Verde is 291.76 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 39.3% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 420.67 BoP, current US$ per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.0248 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1986.
That places Cape Verde 78th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1986 | -0.0248 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1987 | 7.8 BoP, current US$ per person | -31553.8% |
| 1988 | 1.65 BoP, current US$ per person | -78.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4731 BoP, current US$ per person | -71.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6728 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.2% |
| 1991 | 4.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +574.1% |
| 1992 | 1.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -74.8% |
| 1993 | 9.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +691.7% |
| 1994 | 5.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.8% |
| 1995 | 62.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +1106.9% |
| 1996 | 67.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 26.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -60.1% |
| 1998 | 15.45 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.2% |
| 1999 | 120.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +681.9% |
| 2000 | 75.45 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.5% |
| 2001 | 19.57 BoP, current US$ per person | -74.1% |
| 2002 | 31.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +61.4% |
| 2003 | 82.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +162.2% |
| 2004 | 141.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +70.3% |
| 2005 | 165.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 268.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +61.5% |
| 2007 | 386.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.2% |
| 2008 | 420.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 248.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -40.8% |
| 2010 | 227.94 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 199.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 250.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.1% |
| 2013 | 174.33 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.3% |
| 2014 | 352.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +102.2% |
| 2015 | 187.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -46.8% |
| 2016 | 246.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.4% |
| 2017 | 217.81 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 201.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 239.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 131.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.1% |
| 2021 | 177.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.7% |
| 2022 | 234.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.6% |
| 2023 | 303.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.4% |
| 2024 | 209.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.1% |
| 2025 | 291.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 291.76 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 196.04 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 291.76 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.02 BoP, current US$ per person, 8.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +31553.8% | -0.0248 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.8 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1995 | +1106.9% | 5.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 62.62 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1993 | +691.7% | 1.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.07 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1999 | +681.9% | 15.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 120.79 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1991 | +574.1% | 0.6728 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.54 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.9896 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0248 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6728 BoP, current US$ per person | 120.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 184.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 420.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 229.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 174.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 352.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 224.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 131.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 303.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 75 Lebanon 317.35 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 76 South Korea 305.78 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 77 Peru 299.42 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 79 Cambodia 285.69 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 80 Mauritania 278.62 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 81 Thailand 263.07 BoP, current US$ per person 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 foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Cape Verde?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Cape Verde was 291.76 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 420.67 BoP, current US$ per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0248 BoP, current US$ per person in 1986.
- How does Cape Verde rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 78th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. 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 Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.