Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita was 2,387 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita in Cape Verde, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita in Cape Verde is 2,387 current US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 60.0% on the previous year and up 147.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 2,387 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.91 current US$ per person, in 1998.
Cape Verde ranks 64th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 105.65 current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 134.33 current US$ per person | +27.1% |
| 1978 | 124.53 current US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 132.47 current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 131.15 current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 115.39 current US$ per person | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 128.45 current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 1983 | 135.94 current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 119.68 current US$ per person | -12.0% |
| 1985 | 159.37 current US$ per person | +33.2% |
| 1986 | 159.97 current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 225.94 current US$ per person | +41.2% |
| 1988 | 224.47 current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 203.2 current US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 205.02 current US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 169.27 current US$ per person | -17.4% |
| 1992 | 192.56 current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 143.52 current US$ per person | -25.5% |
| 1994 | 102.57 current US$ per person | -28.5% |
| 1995 | 88.24 current US$ per person | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 64.77 current US$ per person | -26.6% |
| 1997 | 44.65 current US$ per person | -31.1% |
| 1998 | 18.91 current US$ per person | -57.6% |
| 1999 | 97.38 current US$ per person | +414.9% |
| 2000 | 62.2 current US$ per person | -36.1% |
| 2001 | 98.81 current US$ per person | +58.8% |
| 2002 | 165.13 current US$ per person | +67.1% |
| 2003 | 195.65 current US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 290.72 current US$ per person | +48.6% |
| 2005 | 359.49 current US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 518.67 current US$ per person | +44.3% |
| 2007 | 734.52 current US$ per person | +41.6% |
| 2008 | 720.98 current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 786.1 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 749.71 current US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 662.08 current US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 734.13 current US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 927.98 current US$ per person | +26.4% |
| 2014 | 997.28 current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 965.07 current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 1,117 current US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 1,204 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 1,180 current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1,435 current US$ per person | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 1,311 current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 1,377 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 1,292 current US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 1,478 current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 2024 | 1,492 current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 2,387 current US$ per person | +60.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 2,387 current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,652 current US$ per person, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 2,387 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 132.31 current US$ per person, 18.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +414.9% | 18.91 current US$ per person | 97.38 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 124.25 current US$ per person | 105.65 current US$ per person | 134.33 current US$ per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 160.36 current US$ per person | 115.39 current US$ per person | 225.94 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 112.69 current US$ per person | 18.91 current US$ per person | 205.02 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 393.23 current US$ per person | 62.2 current US$ per person | 786.1 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 997.32 current US$ per person | 662.08 current US$ per person | 1,435 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,556 current US$ per person | 1,292 current US$ per person | 2,387 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4522 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita in Cape Verde?
- Total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita in Cape Verde was 2,387 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 2,387 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.91 current US$ per person in 1998.
- How does Cape Verde rank for total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 64th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves minus gold (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves minus gold (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves minus gold International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total reserves minus gold (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.