Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply was -76.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Cape Verde, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Cape Verde is -76.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Cape Verde peaked at -10.5% in 1967 and was at its lowest, -79.4%, in 1992.
That places Cape Verde 181st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -21.5% | — |
| 1962 | -16.8% | -22.0% |
| 1963 | -14.3% | -14.7% |
| 1964 | -15.8% | +10.7% |
| 1965 | -19.0% | +20.2% |
| 1966 | -13.4% | -29.4% |
| 1967 | -10.5% | -22.2% |
| 1968 | -10.8% | +3.4% |
| 1969 | -48.6% | +348.9% |
| 1970 | -36.6% | -24.7% |
| 1971 | -59.2% | +61.9% |
| 1972 | -62.4% | +5.5% |
| 1973 | -54.1% | -13.3% |
| 1974 | -64.3% | +18.9% |
| 1975 | -59.9% | -6.9% |
| 1976 | -49.2% | -17.9% |
| 1977 | -60.7% | +23.5% |
| 1978 | -69.3% | +14.2% |
| 1979 | -52.5% | -24.2% |
| 1980 | -59.8% | +13.9% |
| 1981 | -50.4% | -15.7% |
| 1982 | -60.1% | +19.2% |
| 1983 | -67.0% | +11.5% |
| 1984 | -66.5% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | -60.3% | -9.3% |
| 1986 | -64.1% | +6.3% |
| 1987 | -51.7% | -19.4% |
| 1988 | -39.2% | -24.1% |
| 1989 | -48.5% | +23.6% |
| 1990 | -50.2% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | -55.6% | +10.9% |
| 1992 | -79.4% | +42.7% |
| 1993 | -54.8% | -31.0% |
| 1994 | -58.9% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | -68.7% | +16.6% |
| 1996 | -51.8% | -24.7% |
| 1997 | -70.8% | +36.6% |
| 1998 | -60.3% | -14.8% |
| 1999 | -64.8% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | -51.8% | -20.1% |
| 2001 | -55.1% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | -51.7% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | -66.6% | +28.7% |
| 2004 | -57.9% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | -54.5% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | -52.5% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | -58.5% | +11.4% |
| 2008 | -58.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | -72.5% | +24.1% |
| 2010 | -65.4% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | -57.6% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | -58.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | -60.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | -58.5% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | -56.6% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | -61.5% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | -69.0% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | -70.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | -71.5% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | -72.8% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | -68.4% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | -69.9% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | -76.8% | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -19.0% | -48.6% | -10.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | -56.8% | -69.3% | -36.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | -56.8% | -67.0% | -39.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | -61.5% | -79.4% | -50.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | -57.9% | -72.5% | -51.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -62.8% | -71.5% | -56.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -72.0% | -76.8% | -68.4% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 41.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 238,115 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3151 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,826 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 20.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,009 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Cape Verde?
- Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Cape Verde was -76.8% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was -10.5% in 1967.
- What is the lowest net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -79.4% in 1992.
- How does Cape Verde rank for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply?
- Cape Verde ranks 181st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net exported tonnes of food products expressed as a share of domestic supply. This includes items primarily intended for human consumption, but some may also be used for non-food purposes such as biofuels or animal feed. Positive values mean that countries are net exporters and negative values mean they are net importers.