Cape Verde vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Cape Verde
0.6947 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.215 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
23rd
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
26th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.6947 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.215 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.4797 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 3.2 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 23rd and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th of 202 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4376 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1012 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3364 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde
1990s 0.4656 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1312 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3344 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde
2000s 0.4317 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1799 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2518 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde
2010s 0.4029 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1872 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2157 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde
2020s 0.6747 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4444 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Cape Verde or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Cape Verde, at 0.6947 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.215 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Cape Verde and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.4797 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Cape Verde ranks 23rd and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.