Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.5357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.5357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 0.8434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.3698 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1993.
Cape Verde ranks 74th of 199 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.
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.6147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.739 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7774 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6922 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5387 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.2% |
| 1987 | 0.481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4585 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4853 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.467 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5427 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3698 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5652 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5529 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.585 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5902 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6641 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6829 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6603 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5795 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6714 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.571 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5409 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5908 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5713 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5532 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5446 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5829 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5703 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 0.5357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.5357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5329 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.5357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +52.8% | 0.3698 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5652 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4585 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3698 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5795 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5907 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6714 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5548 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5829 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 71 Eswatini 0.5378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 72 Palestine 0.5374 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 73 Faroe Islands 0.5361 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 75 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.534 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 76 Georgia 0.5329 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 77 Austria 0.5289 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 23.86 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 45.25 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 153.85 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 39.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 291.76 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 60.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4119 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 2,387 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde?
- Imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde was 0.5357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3698 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- How does Cape Verde rank for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 74th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Imports of goods and services Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.