Cape Verde vs East Asia & Pacific: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Cape Verde
0.6684 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific
0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
15th
East Asia & Pacific rank
18th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Cape Verde
- East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.6684 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 0.4368 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 2.9 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 15th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 18th of 203 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | East Asia & Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3699 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 0.4549 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2985 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.4383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2351 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.4933 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.6934 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4676 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 (current us$), per unit of gdp, Cape Verde or East Asia & Pacific?
- Cape Verde, at 0.6684 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Cape Verde and East Asia & Pacific?
- 0.4368 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and East Asia & Pacific?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 15th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 18th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (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.