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

Cape Verde
0.6684 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Low income
0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
15th
Low income rank
17th

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

  • Cape Verde
  • Low income
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.6684 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.4311 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

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

Cape Verde ranks 15th and Low income ranks 17th 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 Low income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.5172 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1913 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3259 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde
1990s 0.4549 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1844 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2705 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde
2000s 0.4383 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2308 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2075 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde
2010s 0.4933 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2522 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.241 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cape Verde
2020s 0.6934 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.462 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$), per unit of gdp, Cape Verde or Low income?
Cape Verde, at 0.6684 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Cape Verde and Low income?
0.4311 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Low income?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Low income rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Cape Verde ranks 15th and Low income ranks 17th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.