Private capital flows, total in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Private capital flows, total was 5.5% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Private capital flows, total in Cape Verde, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2011, private capital flows, total in Cape Verde stood at 5.5%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 18.3% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Cape Verde ranks 15th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Private capital flows, total in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.3% | — |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +43.6% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | -45.4% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 7.5% | 14.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.5% | 6.7% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0822 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 476.24 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 8.17 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 47,331 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 11.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6792 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,937 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private capital flows, total in Cape Verde?
- Private capital flows, total in Cape Verde was 5.5% in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
- What is the highest private capital flows, total recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest private capital flows, total recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2011.
- How does Cape Verde rank for private capital flows, total?
- Cape Verde ranks 15th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is private capital flows, total rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates, published as part of Private capital flows, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private capital flows consist of net foreign direct investment and portfolio investment. Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. The FDI included here is total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities.