Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Service imports (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
Cape Verde recorded 0.1144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 0.238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1980.
That places Cape Verde 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.1231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +134.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0897 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0881 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0792 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0624 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 1986 | 0.088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0857 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0724 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 1989 | 0.104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0949 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0666 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0734 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0852 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.9% |
| 1996 | 0.143 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1496 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1792 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1935 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2308 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2338 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1827 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.9% |
| 2008 | 0.187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1745 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1631 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1925 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1712 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1803 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1654 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.12 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.1144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.1144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0785 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +134.4% | 0.0525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0845 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1745 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1695 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1925 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.12 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 87 Germany 0.1191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 88 Barbados 0.1175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 89 Congo 0.1152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 91 United Kingdom 0.1124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 92 Eswatini 0.1115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 93 Jordan 0.1109 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 service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde?
- Service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde was 0.1144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- What is the lowest service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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 Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Service imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Service imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Service imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.