Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita was 474,687 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde, 2007–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde is 474,687 current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 474,687 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 234,305 current LCU per person, in 2007.
That places Cape Verde 66th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 234,305 current LCU per person | — |
| 2008 | 257,006 current LCU per person | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 259,827 current LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 262,947 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 276,723 current LCU per person | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 285,353 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 291,021 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 293,680 current LCU per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 299,279 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 317,553 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 333,181 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 347,368 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 377,758 current LCU per person | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 297,572 current LCU per person | -21.2% |
| 2021 | 322,196 current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 385,527 current LCU per person | +19.7% |
| 2023 | 413,554 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 445,247 current LCU per person | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 474,687 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 474,687 current LCU per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 117,314 current LCU per person, 4.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 474,687 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 576,908 current LCU per person, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 250,379 current LCU per person | 234,305 current LCU per person | 259,827 current LCU per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 308,486 current LCU per person | 262,947 current LCU per person | 377,758 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 389,797 current LCU per person | 297,572 current LCU per person | 474,687 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 63 Sweden 555,308 current LCU per person compare
- 64 Mauritius 514,944 current LCU per person compare
- 65 North Macedonia 498,876 current LCU per person compare
- 67 Denmark 451,943 current LCU per person compare
- 68 Faroe Islands 451,018 current LCU per person compare
- 69 Niger 439,479 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 value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde was 474,687 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 474,687 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 234,305 current LCU per person in 2007.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 66th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.