GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) 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 215 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 (annual %) (Country official) 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% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 5.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.2%, 1.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 5.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.5%, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +936.0% | -1.0% | 8.4% |
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 |
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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 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 215 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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About this data
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.