Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita was 10.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Cape Verde is 10.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 20.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2024.
That places Cape Verde 132nd out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.5% | — |
| 2005 | 17.7% | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 16.7% | 20.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 13.3% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.4% | 11.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 13.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1827 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,059 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 3,093 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 52.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 302,648 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Cape Verde?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita in Cape Verde was 10.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 132nd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated percentage of adults (15 years and older) who currently use tobacco. This includes all forms of tobacco use, such as smoking, chewing or snuffing, but excludes products that do not contain tobacco, such as e-cigarettes.