Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.1126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 0.1298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1993.
That places Cape Verde 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0641 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +120.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0444 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 1986 | 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0887 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +322.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0571 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0772 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.3% |
| 1990 | 0.059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0301 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -51.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +102.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0819 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +117.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0404 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -50.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0568 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +128.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0514 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0509 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0464 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0794 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +71.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0775 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.3% |
| 2009 | 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0673 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +56.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0961 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0938 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0961 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0906 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.2% |
| 2016 | 0.084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0949 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.7% |
| 2019 | 0.118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0706 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0868 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.1126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 58% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.1126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 56% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +322.5% | 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0887 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0887 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0819 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0794 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0995 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0673 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0706 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 150 Tanzania 0.1151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 151 Chad 0.1147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 152 India 0.1137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 154 Colombia 0.1126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 155 Cyprus 0.1121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 156 Tajikistan 0.1105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde?
- Goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde was 0.1126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- How does Cape Verde rank for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goods exports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goods exports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Goods exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Goods exports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.