Gross savings (current US$), per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Gross savings (current US$), per capita was 1,225 current US$ per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross savings (current US$), per capita in Cape Verde, 2007–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 1,225 current US$ per person for gross savings (current us$), per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross savings (current us$), per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 1,459 current US$ per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 621.06 current US$ per person, in 2020.
Cape Verde ranks 101st of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Gross savings (current US$), per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1,227 current US$ per person | — |
| 2008 | 1,459 current US$ per person | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 1,220 current US$ per person | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 1,239 current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1,364 current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 1,086 current US$ per person | -20.3% |
| 2013 | 1,157 current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 1,061 current US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 974 current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 1,012 current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 996.28 current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,097 current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 1,085 current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 621.06 current US$ per person | -42.7% |
| 2021 | 697.93 current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 827.45 current US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 997.82 current US$ per person | +20.6% |
| 2024 | 1,047 current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 1,225 current US$ per person | +17.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 1,225 current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,773 current US$ per person, 69% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 1,225 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 266.21 current US$ per person, 4.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,302 current US$ per person | 1,220 current US$ per person | 1,459 current US$ per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 1,107 current US$ per person | 974 current US$ per person | 1,364 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 902.74 current US$ per person | 621.06 current US$ per person | 1,225 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 98 El Salvador 1,314 current US$ per person compare
- 99 Philippines 1,256 current US$ per person compare
- 100 Sri Lanka 1,254 current US$ per person compare
- 102 Guatemala 1,188 current US$ per person compare
- 103 Uzbekistan 1,172 current US$ per person compare
- 104 Tonga 1,152 current US$ per person 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 gross savings (current us$), per capita in Cape Verde?
- Gross savings (current us$), per capita in Cape Verde was 1,225 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1,459 current US$ per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 621.06 current US$ per person in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gross savings (current us$), per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 101st out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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 savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross savings Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.