Cape Verde vs High income: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Cape Verde
0.6684 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
High income
0.2388 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
15th
High income rank
15th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Cape Verde
  • High income
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.6684 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2388 current US$ per US$ of GDP in High income, a difference of 0.4296 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 2.8 times High income's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 15th and High income ranks 15th 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 High income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.5172 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1558 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3614 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde
1990s 0.4549 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.162 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2929 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde
2000s 0.4383 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2245 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde
2010s 0.4933 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2408 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2524 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde
2020s 0.6934 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2423 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.451 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$), per unit of gdp, Cape Verde or High income?
Cape Verde, at 0.6684 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2388 current US$ per US$ of GDP in High income as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Cape Verde and High income?
0.4296 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and High income?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and High income rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Cape Verde ranks 15th and High income ranks 15th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (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
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.