Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) was 0.0603 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, 2007–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.0603 current US$ per US$ of GDP for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.4% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 0.2365 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Cape Verde 147th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.2056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2008 | 0.2365 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1898 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1998 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1885 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1819 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1737 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1612 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1337 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1335 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -91.3% |
| 2021 | -0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -273.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -212.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +133.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0603 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0603 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1889 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 32% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0603 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1472 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 41% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -273.6% | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2022 | +212.4% | -0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2023 | +133.1% | 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | -91.3% | 0.1324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1898 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2365 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1701 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0603 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 144 Philippines 0.0845 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 145 Pakistan 0.0706 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 146 Nepal 0.0689 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 148 Seychelles 0.0566 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 149 Kosovo 0.0431 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 150 Gambia 0.0368 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 51.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde?
- Gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde was 0.0603 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2365 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 147th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.3%. 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 savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic savings (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Gross domestic savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.