Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was 23.86 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Cape Verde, 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Cape Verde is 23.86 million BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 249.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Cape Verde peaked at 32.77 million BoP, current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, -15.92 million BoP, current US$, in 2015.
Cape Verde ranks 123rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1988 | 183,994 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1989 | 769,447 BoP, current US$ | +318.2% |
| 1990 | 316,715 BoP, current US$ | -58.8% |
| 1991 | 544,754 BoP, current US$ | +72.0% |
| 1992 | 1.20 million BoP, current US$ | +121.0% |
| 1993 | 664,208 BoP, current US$ | -44.8% |
| 1994 | 415,187 BoP, current US$ | -37.5% |
| 1995 | 573,820 BoP, current US$ | +38.2% |
| 1996 | 263,465 BoP, current US$ | -54.1% |
| 1997 | 49,798 BoP, current US$ | -81.1% |
| 1998 | -2.25 million BoP, current US$ | -4610.4% |
| 1999 | 416,171 BoP, current US$ | -118.5% |
| 2000 | 1.40 million BoP, current US$ | +235.5% |
| 2001 | 420,545 BoP, current US$ | -69.9% |
| 2002 | -29,884 BoP, current US$ | -107.1% |
| 2003 | 847,736 BoP, current US$ | -2936.7% |
| 2004 | 427,964 BoP, current US$ | -49.5% |
| 2005 | 8,191 BoP, current US$ | -98.1% |
| 2006 | -247,771 BoP, current US$ | -3124.8% |
| 2007 | 351,038 BoP, current US$ | -241.7% |
| 2008 | -2.83 million BoP, current US$ | -906.8% |
| 2009 | 1.90 million BoP, current US$ | -167.0% |
| 2010 | 41,800 BoP, current US$ | -97.8% |
| 2011 | 1.41 million BoP, current US$ | +3270.4% |
| 2012 | 11.06 million BoP, current US$ | +684.9% |
| 2013 | 32.77 million BoP, current US$ | +196.4% |
| 2014 | 12.45 million BoP, current US$ | -62.0% |
| 2015 | -15.92 million BoP, current US$ | -227.9% |
| 2016 | 7.83 million BoP, current US$ | -149.2% |
| 2017 | 15.88 million BoP, current US$ | +102.9% |
| 2018 | 9.33 million BoP, current US$ | -41.3% |
| 2019 | 15.99 million BoP, current US$ | +71.4% |
| 2020 | 3.96 million BoP, current US$ | -75.2% |
| 2021 | -636,676 BoP, current US$ | -116.1% |
| 2022 | 18.59 million BoP, current US$ | -3019.9% |
| 2023 | 7.47 million BoP, current US$ | -59.8% |
| 2024 | 20.76 million BoP, current US$ | +177.7% |
| 2025 | 23.86 million BoP, current US$ | +15.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 23.86 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 153.78 million BoP, current US$, 16% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 23.86 million BoP, current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.86 million BoP, current US$, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -4610.4% | 49,798 BoP, current US$ | -2.25 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2011 | +3270.4% | 41,800 BoP, current US$ | 1.41 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2006 | -3124.8% | 8,191 BoP, current US$ | -247,771 BoP, current US$ |
| 2022 | +3019.9% | -636,676 BoP, current US$ | 18.59 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2003 | +2936.7% | -29,884 BoP, current US$ | 847,736 BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 3 |
| 1980s | 95,344 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 769,447 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 220,186 BoP, current US$ | -2.25 million BoP, current US$ | 1.20 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 223,828 BoP, current US$ | -2.83 million BoP, current US$ | 1.90 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.08 million BoP, current US$ | -15.92 million BoP, current US$ | 32.77 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.33 million BoP, current US$ | -636,676 BoP, current US$ | 23.86 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 120 Fiji 25.57 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 121 Congo 25.39 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 122 New Zealand 23.86 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 124 Niger 20.73 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 125 Saint Lucia 18.67 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 126 Barbados 18.57 million BoP, current US$ 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 outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Cape Verde?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Cape Verde was 23.86 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 32.77 million BoP, current US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.92 million BoP, current US$ in 2015.
- How does Cape Verde rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Cape Verde ranks 123rd out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 249.9%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows 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
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 outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.