Human development index vs gdp per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.668 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Cape Verde, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human development index vs gdp per capita in Cape Verde is 0.668, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.668 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.585, in 2000.
That places Cape Verde 135th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.585 | — |
| 2001 | 0.591 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.606 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.61 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.616 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.631 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.636 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.643 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.644 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.648 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.654 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.655 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.66 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.659 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.658 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.661 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.663 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.663 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.667 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.647 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.651 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.664 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.668 | +0.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.668 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7675, 87% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.668 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.56, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6162 | 0.585 | 0.644 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6588 | 0.648 | 0.667 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6575 | 0.647 | 0.668 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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 human development index vs gdp per capita in Cape Verde?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Cape Verde was 0.668 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.668 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.585 in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 135th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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