Gross capital formation in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Gross capital formation was 17.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross capital formation in Cape Verde, 2007–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross capital formation in Cape Verde stood at 17.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Cape Verde peaked at 47.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2024.
That places Cape Verde 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 47.3% | — |
| 2008 | 45.9% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 41.4% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | -21.6% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | +23.6% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | -24.9% |
| 2025 | 17.4% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.9% | 41.4% | 47.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 23.4% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 16.3% | 29.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 145 Hong Kong, China 18.3% compare
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- 147 Poland 17.9% compare
- 149 Greece 17.2% compare
- 150 Burkina Faso 17.2% compare
- 151 Afghanistan 17.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4493 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,604 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -11 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -6.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 10.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 4.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 28,574 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0309 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Cape Verde?
- Gross capital formation in Cape Verde was 17.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gross capital formation?
- Cape Verde ranks 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.