Industry (including construction), value added in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Industry (including construction), value added was 6.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Cape Verde, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 6.4% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.4% on the previous year and up 277.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Cape Verde peaked at 20.3% in 1983 and was at its lowest, -17.8%, in 2020.
That places Cape Verde 50th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.1% | -1.2% | 20.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 1.1% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | -8.9% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3% | -13.0% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | -17.8% | 7.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 47 Denmark 6.8% compare
- 48 Cote d'Ivoire 6.7% compare
- 49 Guinea-Bissau 6.6% compare
- 51 Samoa 6.1% compare
- 52 Gambia 6.0% compare
- 53 Isle of Man 5.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -11.4% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.3% (2025)
- GDP per capita 4,696 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 5.2% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 2.48 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 4,696 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 97.86 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 48.85 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 499.14 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 48.82 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Cape Verde?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Cape Verde was 6.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 1983.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.8% in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Cape Verde ranks 50th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 277.7%. 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 Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.