Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Personal transfers, receipts (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
The most recent figure for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde is 0.1107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 0.2817 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0714 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2010.
Cape Verde ranks 20th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.2817 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.2266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1838 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1507 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1541 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1655 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1826 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1872 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1505 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1967 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1513 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1642 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1364 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1404 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0839 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0787 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0714 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0912 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0857 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0952 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0966 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0873 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1471 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1332 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.1107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.1107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 5.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1755 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2817 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1764 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1642 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0931 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0714 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1471 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 18 Yemen 0.1204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Egypt 0.1137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Marshall Islands 0.1033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Uzbekistan 0.1021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Senegal 0.099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4522 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde was 0.1107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2817 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0714 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010.
- How does Cape Verde rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 20th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.