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

Latest (2025)
0.1144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
90th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2003
All-time low
0.0525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1980
Years of data
46
1980–2025

Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, 1980–2025

0.050.10.150.20.25198020022025

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

Annual values for Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, 1980 to 2025.
Year BoP, current US$ 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.

YearChange FromTo
1981 +134.4% 0.0525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 87 Germany 0.1191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 88 Barbados 0.1175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 89 Congo 0.1152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 91 United Kingdom 0.1124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 92 Eswatini 0.1115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 93 Jordan 0.1109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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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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$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,715 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.