GDP (current LCU), per capita (Country official) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: GDP (current LCU), per capita (Country official) was 567,262 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde stood at 567,262 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 567,262 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17,676 current LCU per person, in 1980.
Cape Verde ranks 68th of 212 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.
GDP (current LCU), per capita (Country official) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17,676 current LCU per person | — |
| 1981 | 20,715 current LCU per person | +17.2% |
| 1982 | 24,638 current LCU per person | +18.9% |
| 1983 | 29,399 current LCU per person | +19.3% |
| 1984 | 32,716 current LCU per person | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 36,332 current LCU per person | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 43,370 current LCU per person | +19.4% |
| 1987 | 47,713 current LCU per person | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 52,571 current LCU per person | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 56,702 current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 57,247 current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 59,384 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 61,750 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 98,125 current LCU per person | +58.9% |
| 1994 | 81,163 current LCU per person | -17.3% |
| 1995 | 89,544 current LCU per person | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 97,418 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 105,555 current LCU per person | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 116,488 current LCU per person | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 137,321 current LCU per person | +17.9% |
| 2000 | 142,370 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 150,731 current LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 155,784 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 167,997 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 171,238 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 177,660 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 198,449 current LCU per person | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 268,010 current LCU per person | +35.1% |
| 2008 | 294,462 current LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 292,907 current LCU per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 298,093 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 317,266 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 322,558 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 329,049 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 330,944 current LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 339,409 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 359,771 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 380,771 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 401,208 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 431,487 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 342,582 current LCU per person | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 370,211 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 453,357 current LCU per person | +22.5% |
| 2023 | 488,144 current LCU per person | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 526,958 current LCU per person | +8.0% |
| 2025 | 567,262 current LCU per person | +7.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 567,262 current LCU per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 118,025 current LCU per person, 4.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 567,262 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 625,754 current LCU per person, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP (current LCU), per capita (Country official) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +58.9% | 61,750 current LCU per person | 98,125 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36,183 current LCU per person | 17,676 current LCU per person | 56,702 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 90,400 current LCU per person | 57,247 current LCU per person | 137,321 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 201,961 current LCU per person | 142,370 current LCU per person | 294,462 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 351,056 current LCU per person | 298,093 current LCU per person | 431,487 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 458,086 current LCU per person | 342,582 current LCU per person | 567,262 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 65 Chad 594,928 current LCU per person compare
- 66 Venezuela 578,247 current LCU per person compare
- 67 North Macedonia 573,274 current LCU per person compare
- 69 Faroe Islands 511,400 current LCU per person compare
- 70 Denmark 509,683 current LCU per person compare
- 71 Vanuatu 485,961 current LCU per person 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 gdp (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde?
- Gdp (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde was 567,262 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 567,262 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,676 current LCU per person in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 68th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. 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 GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.