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Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
70th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2017
All-time low
0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2001
Years of data
40
1986–2025

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, 1986–2025

00.0050.010.0150.021986200520251986: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP2025: 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde is 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2001.

Cape Verde ranks 70th of 195 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.

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year

Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1986 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1987 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.3%
1988 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP +42.1%
1989 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP -22.2%
1990 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.3%
1991 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP +59.9%
1992 0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP +38.5%
1993 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP -43.4%
1994 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.7%
1995 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP +57.0%
1996 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP -34.6%
1997 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP +54.0%
1998 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP -92.6%
1999 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.0%
2000 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.3%
2001 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP -43.5%
2002 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP +388.3%
2003 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP +260.6%
2004 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP +46.5%
2005 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP -58.9%
2006 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.9%
2007 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP -29.3%
2008 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP +39.9%
2009 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP +23.9%
2010 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP -31.1%
2011 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.4%
2012 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP +21.9%
2013 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.5%
2014 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.0%
2015 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP +45.5%
2016 0.0197 current US$ per US$ of GDP +142.8%
2017 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP +12.4%
2018 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP -17.6%
2019 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.5%
2020 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP +23.2%
2021 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.3%
2022 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP -21.9%
2023 0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.6%
2024 0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.4%
2025 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.2%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Personal remittances, paid (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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +388.3% 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP
2003 +260.6% 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP 4
1990s 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 67 Chad 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 68 Dominica 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 69 Greece 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 71 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 72 Norway 0.0118 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 73 Ghana 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde?
Personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde was 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001.
How does Cape Verde rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Cape Verde ranks 70th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Personal remittances, paid (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.

Personal remittances, paid (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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  • Personal remittances, paid IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 9,632 data points, 1966–2025
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Personal remittances, paid (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.