Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Foreign direct investment, net inflows 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 44th of 200 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 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% |
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
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 20.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,009 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 17.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 98,742 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 13.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1827 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,059 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.83 % 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 44th out of 200 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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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.