Manufacturing value added to gdp in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Manufacturing value added to gdp was 5.19 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5.19
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
154th
of 202 countries
All-time high
13.5
in 1992
All-time low
3.77
in 2007
Years of data
40
1986–2025
Manufacturing value added to gdp in Cape Verde, 1986–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing value added to gdp in Cape Verde stood at 5.19.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added to gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 13.5 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3.77, in 2007.
Cape Verde ranks 154th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added to gdp in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 7.38 | — |
| 1987 | 8.44 | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 7.28 | -13.7% |
| 1989 | 8.7 | +19.5% |
| 1990 | 12.61 | +44.9% |
| 1991 | 12.58 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 13.5 | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 9.57 | -29.1% |
| 1994 | 13.24 | +38.4% |
| 1995 | 12.73 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 13.06 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 11.73 | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 12.18 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 10.1 | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 9.26 | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 7.2 | -22.3% |
| 2002 | 7.54 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 7 | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 6.41 | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 6.45 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.81 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 3.77 | -35.1% |
| 2008 | 3.98 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 4.09 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 4.46 | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 4.43 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 4.64 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 4.84 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 5.19 | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 4.94 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 5.1 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 4.7 | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 4.58 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 4.82 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 5.19 | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 5.39 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 4.75 | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 4.95 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 5.16 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 5.19 | +0.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 5.19 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.5, 45% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 5.19 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.36, 62% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.95 | 7.28 | 8.7 | 4 |
| 1990s | 12.13 | 9.57 | 13.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.15 | 3.77 | 9.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.77 | 4.43 | 5.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1 | 4.75 | 5.39 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 51.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing value added to gdp in Cape Verde?
- Manufacturing value added to gdp in Cape Verde was 5.19 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added to gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5 in 1992.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added to gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.77 in 2007.
- How does Cape Verde rank for manufacturing value added to gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 154th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added to gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing value added to gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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