Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff was 76.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Cape Verde, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Cape Verde is 76.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Cape Verde peaked at 85.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2021.
That places Cape Verde 39th out of 230 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 84.0% | — |
| 2010 | 73.1% | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 76.5% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 75.3% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 79.9% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 76.5% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 72.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 77.4% | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 76.9% | -0.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 76.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.5%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 76.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.7%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.0% | 84.0% | 84.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 73.1% | 85.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 72.0% | 77.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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 share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Cape Verde?
- Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Cape Verde was 76.9% in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2021.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff?
- Cape Verde ranks 39th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%).