IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP was 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0269 units per US$ of GDP in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
Cape Verde ranks 100th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0171 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.0174 units per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0256 units per US$ of GDP | +49.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0269 units per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0258 units per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0236 units per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0191 units per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 1988 | 0.017 units per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0168 units per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0147 units per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0141 units per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0196 units per US$ of GDP | +39.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0143 units per US$ of GDP | -27.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP | +20.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0144 units per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0139 units per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0143 units per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0134 units per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0162 units per US$ of GDP | +20.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0178 units per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.017 units per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0155 units per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0118 units per US$ of GDP | -23.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0104 units per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0087 units per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP | -32.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0052 units per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.005 units per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP | +73.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.009 units per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0111 units per US$ of GDP | +23.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0098 units per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 0.009 units per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.008 units per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0074 units per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +73.1% | 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0207 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0168 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0269 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0152 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0134 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0196 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0178 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0086 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0111 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4522 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita 37.74 units per person (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0143 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 82.81 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0104 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per capita 60.46 units per person (2025)
- IMF Quota, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Cape Verde?
- Imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Cape Verde was 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0269 units per US$ of GDP in 1984.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Cape Verde rank for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 100th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR ÷ GDP (current US$)
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IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.