Imports of goods and services in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Imports of goods and services was 3.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports of goods and services in Cape Verde, 2008–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, imports of goods and services in Cape Verde stood at 3.2%.
That represents a change of down 32.5% on the previous year and up 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Cape Verde peaked at 18.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -25.2%, in 2020.
Cape Verde ranks 108th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Imports of goods and services in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -1.4% | — |
| 2009 | -7.0% | +407.4% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -214.7% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -39.8% |
| 2012 | -8.5% | -275.6% |
| 2013 | -6.6% | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -277.8% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -82.6% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | +590.4% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -72.7% |
| 2020 | -25.2% | -858.7% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -121.6% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +234.0% |
| 2023 | -1.7% | -109.5% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -374.2% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | -32.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.2% | -7.0% | -1.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | -8.5% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | -25.2% | 18.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 60.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4119 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,387 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 16.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2286 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,325 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 11.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 22.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 129,653 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 9.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Cape Verde?
- Imports of goods and services in Cape Verde was 3.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.2% in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for imports of goods and services?
- Cape Verde ranks 108th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.