GDP per capita growth in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: GDP per capita growth was 5.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Cape Verde, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita growth in Cape Verde is 5.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and up 529.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Cape Verde peaked at 16.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, -20.9%, in 2020.
That places Cape Verde 20th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6.9% | — |
| 1982 | 1.3% | -81.0% |
| 1983 | 7.9% | +501.3% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | -70.8% |
| 1985 | 7.1% | +207.9% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | -80.0% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | +99.9% |
| 1988 | 4.5% | +58.7% |
| 1989 | 4.1% | -8.9% |
| 1990 | -1.4% | -132.8% |
| 1991 | -1.0% | -25.3% |
| 1992 | 8.4% | -936.0% |
| 1993 | 6.4% | -24.3% |
| 1994 | 16.8% | +162.4% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | -28.1% |
| 1996 | 9.4% | -22.1% |
| 1997 | 9.3% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | +31.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -94.6% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +446.6% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -25.4% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +217.1% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -36.0% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +19.5% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | +106.0% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -57.3% |
| 2009 | -2.4% | -141.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -145.5% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +223.5% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -72.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -41.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +36.3% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +360.4% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +88.9% |
| 2020 | -20.9% | -407.1% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -131.7% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +128.7% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -71.8% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +51.3% |
| 2025 | 5.8% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3% | 1.3% | 7.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | -1.4% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | -2.4% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.6% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | -20.9% | 15.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 17 Zimbabwe 6.1% compare
- 18 Maldives 5.9% compare
- 19 Marshall Islands 5.9% compare
- 21 Sri Lanka 5.7% compare
- 22 Uzbekistan 5.7% compare
- 23 Timor-Leste 5.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 320,403 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 11.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8368 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 4,851 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 81.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 474,687 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 6.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6693 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Cape Verde?
- Gdp per capita growth in Cape Verde was 5.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.9% in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Cape Verde ranks 20th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 529.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.