Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary income payments (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
In 2025, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde stood at 0.0331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0592 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1980.
Cape Verde ranks 140th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2508.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0436 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +158.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0592 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0464 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0339 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +92.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0361 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0542 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0536 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0355 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.8% |
| 2011 | 0.042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0456 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0387 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0521 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0409 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0453 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0455 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.9% |
| 2019 | 0.034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.4% |
| 2022 | 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0476 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 70% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +2508.6% | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0592 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0542 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0432 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0521 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 137 Brunei 0.0342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 138 Kosovo 0.0335 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 138 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.0335 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 141 Indonesia 0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 142 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 143 Sri Lanka 0.0322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 23.86 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 45.25 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 153.85 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 39.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 291.76 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 60.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4119 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 2,387 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde was 0.0331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0592 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 140th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Primary income payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.