Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Cape Verde, 1980–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.8% for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in 2025.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 185.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 1.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.9%, in 2015.
Cape Verde ranks 61st of 189 countries on this measure, 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 outflows as share 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 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.1% | — |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +313.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -64.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +65.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +97.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -59.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -24.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -55.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -80.7% |
| 1998 | -0.4% | -4339.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -116.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +268.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -71.2% |
| 2002 | -0.0% | -106.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -2264.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -99.2% |
| 2006 | -0.0% | -2755.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -195.1% |
| 2008 | -0.1% | -779.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -170.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -97.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +2904.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +739.8% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +179.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -62.3% |
| 2015 | -0.9% | -249.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -146.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +88.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -46.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +67.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -69.4% |
| 2021 | -0.0% | -114.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -2766.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -63.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +156.3% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -0.4% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | -0.9% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | -0.0% | 0.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 23,131 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 12.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.1072 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 621.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 8.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 10.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 60,828 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0822 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 476.24 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Cape Verde?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Cape Verde was 0.8% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9% in 2015.
- How does Cape Verde rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 61st out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.