Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Cape Verde, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 185.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2015.
That places Cape Verde 63rd out of 191 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1988 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1989 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +313.3% |
| 1990 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -64.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +65.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +97.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -59.8% |
| 1994 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -80.7% |
| 1998 | -0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4339.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -116.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +268.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -71.2% |
| 2002 | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -106.4% |
| 2003 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2264.4% |
| 2005 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -99.2% |
| 2006 | -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2755.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -195.1% |
| 2008 | -0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -779.2% |
| 2009 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -170.8% |
| 2010 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -97.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2904.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +739.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +179.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -62.3% |
| 2015 | -0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -249.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -146.5% |
| 2017 | 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +88.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +67.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -69.4% |
| 2021 | -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -114.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2766.3% |
| 2023 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -63.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +156.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 6.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -4339.9% | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2011 | +2904.7% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2022 | +2766.3% | -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2006 | -2755.2% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2003 | +2264.4% | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 60 Montenegro 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 61 Poland 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 62 China 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 64 Uruguay 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 65 Guatemala 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 66 Madagascar 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit in Cape Verde?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Cape Verde was 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015.
- How does Cape Verde rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Cape Verde ranks 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.