Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0484 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Cape Verde, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Cape Verde stood at 0.0484 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0484 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 1963.
Cape Verde ranks 55th of 192 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.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0174 units per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0205 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0224 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0232 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0243 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0275 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0303 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0334 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0337 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0344 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0367 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0394 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0411 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.043 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0456 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0484 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0484 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0069 units per square kilometre, 7.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0484 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 units per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | 0.0174 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0253 units per square kilometre | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | 0.0337 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0402 units per square kilometre | 0.0344 units per square kilometre | 0.0484 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 52 Seychelles 0.0518 units per square kilometre compare
- 53 Pakistan 0.05 units per square kilometre compare
- 54 Syria 0.0497 units per square kilometre compare
- 56 Cameroon 0.0482 units per square kilometre compare
- 57 Malta 0.0415 units per square kilometre compare
- 58 Gabon 0.0384 units per square kilometre 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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Cape Verde?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Cape Verde was 0.0484 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0484 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Cape Verde ranks 55th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.