SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita was 0.5237 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Cape Verde, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Cape Verde is 0.5237 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 279.6% on the previous year and down 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 16.24 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Cape Verde ranks 171st of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 0.0313 units per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0.549 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.4508 units per person | -17.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3258 units per person | -27.7% |
| 1984 | 0.292 units per person | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2879 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2838 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1959 units per person | -31.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0828 units per person | -57.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1088 units per person | +31.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0799 units per person | -26.5% |
| 1991 | 0.104 units per person | +30.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1271 units per person | +22.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0522 units per person | -58.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1122 units per person | +114.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0442 units per person | -60.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1046 units per person | +136.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0487 units per person | -53.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0921 units per person | +89.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0332 units per person | -63.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0832 units per person | +150.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0325 units per person | -60.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 units per person | -93.0% |
| 2003 | 0.003 units per person | +32.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0473 units per person | +1481.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0334 units per person | -29.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0042 units per person | -87.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1501 units per person | +3504.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3067 units per person | +104.4% |
| 2009 | 16.24 units per person | +5193.4% |
| 2010 | 13.21 units per person | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 9.76 units per person | -26.1% |
| 2012 | 6.61 units per person | -32.3% |
| 2013 | 3.56 units per person | -46.1% |
| 2014 | 2.09 units per person | -41.2% |
| 2015 | 1.6 units per person | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 1.59 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0321 units per person | -98.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0173 units per person | -46.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1102 units per person | +537.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0735 units per person | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0651 units per person | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1272 units per person | +95.5% |
| 2023 | 0.088 units per person | -30.9% |
| 2024 | 0.138 units per person | +56.8% |
| 2025 | 0.5237 units per person | +279.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.5237 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.53 units per person, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.5237 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7 units per person, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +5193.4% | 0.3067 units per person | 16.24 units per person |
| 2007 | +3504.4% | 0.0042 units per person | 0.1501 units per person |
| 2004 | +1481.1% | 0.003 units per person | 0.0473 units per person |
| 2019 | +537.7% | 0.0173 units per person | 0.1102 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0031 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0313 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2577 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.549 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0798 units per person | 0.0332 units per person | 0.1271 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.69 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 16.24 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.86 units per person | 0.0173 units per person | 13.21 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1692 units per person | 0.0651 units per person | 0.5237 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.5237 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 16.24 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Cape Verde rank for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 171st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
SDRs holdings, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- SDRs holdings, SDR International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.