Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate was 3.2 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Cape Verde, 2008–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 3.2 % change on previous year for value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.5% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Cape Verde peaked at 18.2 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -25.18 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Cape Verde ranks 102nd of 170 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.
Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -1.38 % change on previous year | — |
| 2009 | -6.98 % change on previous year | +407.4% |
| 2010 | 8 % change on previous year | -214.7% |
| 2011 | 4.82 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 2012 | -8.46 % change on previous year | -275.6% |
| 2013 | -6.6 % change on previous year | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 11.73 % change on previous year | -277.8% |
| 2015 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -82.6% |
| 2016 | 14.09 % change on previous year | +590.4% |
| 2017 | 13.34 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 12.17 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 3.32 % change on previous year | -72.7% |
| 2020 | -25.18 % change on previous year | -858.6% |
| 2021 | 5.45 % change on previous year | -121.6% |
| 2022 | 18.2 % change on previous year | +234.0% |
| 2023 | -1.73 % change on previous year | -109.5% |
| 2024 | 4.74 % change on previous year | -374.2% |
| 2025 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -32.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.18 % change on previous year | -6.98 % change on previous year | -1.38 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.45 % change on previous year | -8.46 % change on previous year | 14.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7782 % change on previous year | -25.18 % change on previous year | 18.2 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 99 Albania 3.62 % change on previous year compare
- 100 Germany 3.59 % change on previous year compare
- 101 Comoros 3.41 % change on previous year compare
- 103 Mexico 3.1 % change on previous year compare
- 104 Australia 3.07 % change on previous year compare
- 105 France 2.87 % change on previous year compare
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 value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Cape Verde?
- Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Cape Verde was 3.2 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.18 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 102nd out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. 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 Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Value of imported goods and services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Value of imported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Value of imported goods and services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.