GNI (current LCU), per capita (Country official) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: GNI (current LCU), per capita was 559,912 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GNI (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gni (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde is 559,912 current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 559,912 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17,255 current LCU per person, in 1980.
Cape Verde ranks 67th of 208 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.
GNI (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17,255 current LCU per person | — |
| 1981 | 20,793 current LCU per person | +20.5% |
| 1982 | 23,855 current LCU per person | +14.7% |
| 1983 | 27,940 current LCU per person | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 31,602 current LCU per person | +13.1% |
| 1985 | 35,256 current LCU per person | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 42,758 current LCU per person | +21.3% |
| 1987 | 47,667 current LCU per person | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 52,720 current LCU per person | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 57,384 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 57,673 current LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 59,606 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 61,972 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 98,318 current LCU per person | +58.7% |
| 1994 | 81,095 current LCU per person | -17.5% |
| 1995 | 89,072 current LCU per person | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 96,564 current LCU per person | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 104,783 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 115,254 current LCU per person | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 135,264 current LCU per person | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 138,659 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 149,108 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 152,089 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 164,998 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 167,868 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 171,508 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 190,395 current LCU per person | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 262,913 current LCU per person | +38.1% |
| 2008 | 287,391 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 286,106 current LCU per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 286,143 current LCU per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 305,930 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 309,984 current LCU per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 318,571 current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 315,930 current LCU per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 327,953 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 348,209 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 369,130 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 392,700 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 423,362 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 335,357 current LCU per person | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 365,093 current LCU per person | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 447,694 current LCU per person | +22.6% |
| 2023 | 481,959 current LCU per person | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 517,984 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 559,912 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 559,912 current LCU per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 115,762 current LCU per person, 4.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 559,912 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 642,602 current LCU per person, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GNI (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 | +58.7% | 61,972 current LCU per person | 98,318 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35,723 current LCU per person | 17,255 current LCU per person | 57,384 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 89,960 current LCU per person | 57,673 current LCU per person | 135,264 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 197,104 current LCU per person | 138,659 current LCU per person | 287,391 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 339,791 current LCU per person | 286,143 current LCU per person | 423,362 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 451,333 current LCU per person | 335,357 current LCU per person | 559,912 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 64 Macao 571,780 current LCU per person compare
- 65 Venezuela 568,964 current LCU per person compare
- 66 Chad 567,981 current LCU per person compare
- 68 North Macedonia 545,721 current LCU per person compare
- 69 Vanuatu 533,632 current LCU per person compare
- 70 Denmark 523,385 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 gni (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde?
- Gni (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde was 559,912 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 559,912 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gni (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,255 current LCU per person in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gni (current lcu), per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 67th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.7%. 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 GNI (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI (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.
GNI (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI 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
GNI (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.