IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per square kilometre in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per square kilometre was 6,688 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 6,688 units per square kilometre for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per square kilometre in Cape Verde peaked at 7,205 units per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Cape Verde 97th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 549.16 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 769.04 units per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1981 | 698.95 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 662.41 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 922.26 units per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 1984 | 863.46 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 967.59 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 1,366 units per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 1987 | 1,584 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1988 | 1,503 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 1,467 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 1,589 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 1,597 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 2,388 units per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 1993 | 2,385 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 2,535 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 2,582 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 2,497 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 2,343 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 2,445 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 3,269 units per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 2000 | 3,103 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 2,993 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 3,237 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 3,538 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 3,698 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 3,402 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 3,581 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 3,762 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 3,667 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 3,732 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 3,666 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 3,655 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3,659 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 4,125 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 3,880 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 3,711 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 3,600 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 7,127 units per square kilometre | +98.0% |
| 2018 | 6,959 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 6,917 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 7,205 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 7,001 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 6,656 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 6,688 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 6,688 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,429 units per square kilometre, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 6,688 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,433 units per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per square kilometre 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 | +98.0% | 3,600 units per square kilometre | 7,127 units per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +49.5% | 1,597 units per square kilometre | 2,388 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.92 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 549.16 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,080 units per square kilometre | 662.41 units per square kilometre | 1,584 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,363 units per square kilometre | 1,589 units per square kilometre | 3,269 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,471 units per square kilometre | 2,993 units per square kilometre | 3,762 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,730 units per square kilometre | 3,600 units per square kilometre | 7,127 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,888 units per square kilometre | 6,656 units per square kilometre | 7,205 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 94 Lithuania 6,914 units per square kilometre compare
- 95 Morocco 6,749 units per square kilometre compare
- 96 Latvia 6,689 units per square kilometre compare
- 98 Philippines 6,644 units per square kilometre compare
- 99 Colombia 6,409 units per square kilometre compare
- 100 Thailand 6,080 units per square kilometre 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 imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per square kilometre in Cape Verde?
- Imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per square kilometre in Cape Verde was 6,688 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 7,205 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Cape Verde rank for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 97th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. 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 IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.