Share of imports that come from China in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of imports that come from China was 6.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Cape Verde, 1979–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of imports that come from china in Cape Verde stood at 6.2%. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 15.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Cape Verde peaked at 6.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
Cape Verde ranks 176th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2.5% | — |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -82.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -64.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +366.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -83.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +360.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -52.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -23.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -45.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +342.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +109.2% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +43.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -99.4% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +12887.3% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +25.4% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -19.8% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +134.7% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -40.1% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +31.9% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +36.6% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -28.5% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +46.0% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -44.2% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +63.8% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 6.2% | +15.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 6.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 33% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 6.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.0%, 31% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +12887.3% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| 1990 | +366.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| 1993 | +360.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 1997 | +342.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.6% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 3.4% | 6.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 51.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5237 units per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Cape Verde?
- Share of imports that come from china in Cape Verde was 6.2% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Cape Verde ranks 176th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.