Total reserves minus gold in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Total reserves minus gold was 1.26 billion current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves minus gold in Cape Verde, 1976–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves minus gold in Cape Verde is 1.26 billion current US$, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.8% on the previous year and up 154.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves minus gold in Cape Verde peaked at 1.26 billion current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.32 million current US$, in 1998.
Cape Verde ranks 141st of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reserves minus gold in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 32.70 million current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 42.02 million current US$ | +28.5% |
| 1978 | 39.37 million current US$ | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 42.32 million current US$ | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 42.40 million current US$ | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 37.83 million current US$ | -10.8% |
| 1982 | 42.74 million current US$ | +13.0% |
| 1983 | 45.90 million current US$ | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 40.99 million current US$ | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 55.36 million current US$ | +35.1% |
| 1986 | 56.36 million current US$ | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 80.73 million current US$ | +43.2% |
| 1988 | 81.33 million current US$ | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 74.74 million current US$ | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 76.97 million current US$ | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 65.10 million current US$ | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 75.76 million current US$ | +16.4% |
| 1993 | 57.69 million current US$ | -23.8% |
| 1994 | 42.08 million current US$ | -27.1% |
| 1995 | 36.89 million current US$ | -12.3% |
| 1996 | 27.57 million current US$ | -25.3% |
| 1997 | 19.32 million current US$ | -29.9% |
| 1998 | 8.32 million current US$ | -57.0% |
| 1999 | 43.48 million current US$ | +422.8% |
| 2000 | 28.20 million current US$ | -35.2% |
| 2001 | 45.48 million current US$ | +61.3% |
| 2002 | 77.12 million current US$ | +69.6% |
| 2003 | 92.62 million current US$ | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 139.36 million current US$ | +50.5% |
| 2005 | 174.39 million current US$ | +25.1% |
| 2006 | 254.53 million current US$ | +46.0% |
| 2007 | 364.46 million current US$ | +43.2% |
| 2008 | 361.47 million current US$ | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 397.88 million current US$ | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 382.19 million current US$ | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 338.62 million current US$ | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 375.84 million current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 475.33 million current US$ | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 510.93 million current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 494.50 million current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 572.74 million current US$ | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 617.36 million current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 606.00 million current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 737.99 million current US$ | +21.8% |
| 2020 | 674.57 million current US$ | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 711.41 million current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 671.57 million current US$ | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 771.88 million current US$ | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 783.11 million current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 1.26 billion current US$ | +60.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 1.26 billion current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.63 billion current US$, 19% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 1.26 billion current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.17 billion current US$, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves minus gold in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +422.8% | 8.32 million current US$ | 43.48 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.10 million current US$ | 32.70 million current US$ | 42.32 million current US$ | 4 |
| 1980s | 55.84 million current US$ | 37.83 million current US$ | 81.33 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.32 million current US$ | 8.32 million current US$ | 76.97 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 193.55 million current US$ | 28.20 million current US$ | 397.88 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 511.15 million current US$ | 338.62 million current US$ | 737.99 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 811.91 million current US$ | 671.57 million current US$ | 1.26 billion current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 23.86 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 45.25 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 153.85 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 39.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 291.76 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 60.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4119 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 2,387 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves minus gold in Cape Verde?
- Total reserves minus gold in Cape Verde was 1.26 billion current US$ in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves minus gold recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 billion current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reserves minus gold recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.32 million current US$ in 1998.
- How does Cape Verde rank for total reserves minus gold?
- Cape Verde ranks 141st out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves minus gold rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Total reserves minus gold (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This series includes external assets (excluding monetary gold) that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.