GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 567,262 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde is 567,262 current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 567,262 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 58,695 current LCU per person, in 1990.
Cape Verde ranks 68th of 214 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: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58,695 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 60,886 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 63,312 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 100,608 current LCU per person | +58.9% |
| 1994 | 83,217 current LCU per person | -17.3% |
| 1995 | 91,810 current LCU per person | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 106,223 current LCU per person | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 115,096 current LCU per person | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 127,017 current LCU per person | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 149,733 current LCU per person | +17.9% |
| 2000 | 166,532 current LCU per person | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 176,312 current LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 182,222 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 196,508 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 200,300 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 207,811 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 232,129 current LCU per person | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 268,010 current LCU per person | +15.5% |
| 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: linked series (current LCU), per capita 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% | 63,312 current LCU per person | 100,608 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95,660 current LCU per person | 58,695 current LCU per person | 149,733 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 221,719 current LCU per person | 166,532 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
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 23.86 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 45.25 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 153.85 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 39.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 291.76 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 60.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4119 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 2,387 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde?
- Gdp: linked series (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: linked series (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: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,695 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 68th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (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: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (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: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- 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: linked series (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.