Spirits consumption per person in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Spirits consumption per person was 0.5792 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.5792
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
109th
of 187 countries
All-time high
1.28
in 2016
All-time low
0.3
in 1976
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Spirits consumption per person in Cape Verde, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, spirits consumption per person in Cape Verde stood at 0.5792.
The figure is down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Cape Verde peaked at 1.28 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 1976.
That places Cape Verde 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Spirits consumption per person in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.49 | — |
| 1962 | 0.48 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.47 | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.46 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.45 | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.44 | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.48 | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6 | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 0.75 | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 0.91 | +21.3% |
| 1971 | 0.63 | -30.8% |
| 1972 | 0.94 | +49.2% |
| 1973 | 0.81 | -13.8% |
| 1974 | 0.58 | -28.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7 | +20.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3 | -57.1% |
| 1977 | 0.46 | +53.3% |
| 1978 | 0.51 | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.52 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.63 | +21.2% |
| 1982 | 0.38 | -39.7% |
| 1983 | 0.42 | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 0.34 | -19.0% |
| 1985 | 0.46 | +35.3% |
| 1986 | 0.44 | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.46 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.43 | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.56 | +30.2% |
| 1990 | 0.43 | -23.2% |
| 1991 | 0.34 | -20.9% |
| 1992 | 0.39 | +14.7% |
| 1993 | 0.51 | +30.8% |
| 1994 | 0.34 | -33.3% |
| 1995 | 0.44 | +29.4% |
| 1996 | 0.52 | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 0.34 | -34.6% |
| 1998 | 0.38 | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 0.43 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 0.972 | +126.1% |
| 2001 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.03 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9694 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9562 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9648 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.1 | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 1.28 | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8737 | -31.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9845 | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9266 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.757 | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5792 | -23.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5792 | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.5792 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01, 57% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.5792 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.292, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +126.1% | 0.43 | 0.972 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5133 | 0.44 | 0.75 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.634 | 0.3 | 0.94 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.464 | 0.34 | 0.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.412 | 0.34 | 0.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.972 | 0.972 | 0.972 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 0.8737 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6385 | 0.5792 | 0.757 | 3 |
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 spirits consumption per person in Cape Verde?
- Spirits consumption per person in Cape Verde was 0.5792 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 in 2016.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 1976.
- How does Cape Verde rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Cape Verde ranks 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Spirits consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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