Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Value of imported goods and services, per capita was 2,604 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Cape Verde, 2007–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, value of imported goods and services, per capita in Cape Verde stood at 2,604 constant 2015 US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 2,697 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,584 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 2013.
Cape Verde ranks 89th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1,842 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 2008 | 1,798 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1,656 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 1,776 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 1,856 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 1,697 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 1,584 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 1,770 constant 2015 US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 1,806 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 2,059 constant 2015 US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 2,333 constant 2015 US$ per person | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 2,614 constant 2015 US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 2,697 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 2,016 constant 2015 US$ per person | -25.3% |
| 2021 | 2,117 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 2,488 constant 2015 US$ per person | +17.5% |
| 2023 | 2,433 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 2,535 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 2,604 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,765 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,656 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,842 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 2,019 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,584 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,697 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,366 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,016 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,604 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 86 Kazakhstan 3,225 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 87 Paraguay 2,812 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 88 Dominican Republic 2,672 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 90 Russia 2,444 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 91 El Salvador 2,408 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 92 Samoa 2,386 constant 2015 US$ per person 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, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Cape Verde was 2,604 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 2,697 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,584 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2013.
- How does Cape Verde rank for value of imported goods and services, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 89th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of imported goods and services divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of imported goods and services ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Value of imported goods and services divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.