Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) was 5.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Cape Verde, 1980–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 5.0% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Cape Verde peaked at 11.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1986.
Cape Verde ranks 42nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | -0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 1.2% | -25951.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -80.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -71.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +26.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +562.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -76.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +489.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -29.5% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +926.6% |
| 1996 | 5.7% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | -58.5% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -44.8% |
| 1999 | 9.1% | +599.4% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | -30.3% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -74.8% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +48.6% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +102.7% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +51.6% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +43.4% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -36.8% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -21.6% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +33.9% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -34.2% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +100.9% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -37.9% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +24.4% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -18.1% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -32.0% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +20.1% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +21.8% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -36.1% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | +24.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 5.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.3%, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 5.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.0%, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) 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 | +25951.5% | -0.0% | 1.2% |
| 1995 | +926.6% | 0.5% | 5.4% |
| 1999 | +599.4% | 1.3% | 9.1% |
| 1991 | +562.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 1993 | +489.1% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 0.1% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 1.6% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.4% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 3.7% | 6.3% | 6 |
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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 in Cape Verde?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Cape Verde was 5.0% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1986.
- How does Cape Verde rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Cape Verde ranks 42nd out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.