Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) was 34,208 current LCU per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde, 2007–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 34,208 current LCU per person for gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.1% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 69,641 current LCU per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, -7,425 current LCU per person, in 2021.
That places Cape Verde 79th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 55,095 current LCU per person | — |
| 2008 | 69,641 current LCU per person | +26.4% |
| 2009 | 55,579 current LCU per person | -20.2% |
| 2010 | 59,547 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 63,783 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 62,837 current LCU per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 62,029 current LCU per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 60,195 current LCU per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 58,952 current LCU per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 58,006 current LCU per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 50,905 current LCU per person | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 53,564 current LCU per person | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 57,126 current LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 3,958 current LCU per person | -93.1% |
| 2021 | -7,425 current LCU per person | -287.6% |
| 2022 | 10,218 current LCU per person | -237.6% |
| 2023 | 25,645 current LCU per person | +151.0% |
| 2024 | 25,136 current LCU per person | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 34,208 current LCU per person | +36.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 34,208 current LCU per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,074 current LCU per person, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 34,208 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35,202 current LCU per person, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -287.6% | 3,958 current LCU per person | -7,425 current LCU per person |
| 2022 | +237.6% | -7,425 current LCU per person | 10,218 current LCU per person |
| 2023 | +151.0% | 10,218 current LCU per person | 25,645 current LCU per person |
| 2020 | -93.1% | 57,126 current LCU per person | 3,958 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60,105 current LCU per person | 55,095 current LCU per person | 69,641 current LCU per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 58,694 current LCU per person | 50,905 current LCU per person | 63,783 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,290 current LCU per person | -7,425 current LCU per person | 34,208 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 76 China 41,448 current LCU per person compare
- 77 Switzerland 36,668 current LCU per person compare
- 78 Kenya 36,196 current LCU per person compare
- 80 Pakistan 31,480 current LCU per person compare
- 81 San Marino 26,348 current LCU per person compare
- 82 Mauritania 26,239 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 gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde?
- Gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde was 34,208 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 69,641 current LCU per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -7,425 current LCU per person in 2021.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 79th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic savings (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.
Gross domestic savings (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic savings 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
Gross domestic savings (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.