Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary income 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 primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde is 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 184.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1999.
Cape Verde ranks 111th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.1% |
| 1988 | 0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +67.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -51.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +198.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +92.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.7% |
| 2011 | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +87.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +198.7% | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 108 Colombia 0.0215 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 109 Nepal 0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 110 Nigeria 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 112 Mauritania 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 113 Peru 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 114 Nicaragua 0.0192 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 receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde?
- Primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde was 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1989.
- What is the lowest primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- How does Cape Verde rank for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 111th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 184.1%. 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 Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Primary income receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.