Cape Verde vs Equatorial Guinea: Merchandise imports

Cape Verde
2.04 billion current US$
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
1.70 billion current US$
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
166th
Equatorial Guinea rank
169th

Merchandise imports over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Equatorial Guinea
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 2.04 billion current US$ against 1.70 billion current US$ in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 343.00 million current US$.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.2 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 166th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 169th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Equatorial Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 7.30 million current US$ 25.10 million current US$ 17.80 million current US$ Equatorial Guinea
1970s 34.20 million current US$ 18.30 million current US$ 15.90 million current US$ Cape Verde
1980s 89.00 million current US$ 36.30 million current US$ 52.70 million current US$ Cape Verde
1990s 202.10 million current US$ 179.30 million current US$ 22.80 million current US$ Cape Verde
2000s 478.60 million current US$ 1.89 billion current US$ 1.41 billion current US$ Equatorial Guinea
2010s 995.30 million current US$ 4.55 billion current US$ 3.56 billion current US$ Equatorial Guinea
2020s 1.67 billion current US$ 1.64 billion current US$ 26.00 million current US$ Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports, Cape Verde or Equatorial Guinea?
Cape Verde, at 2.04 billion current US$ against 1.70 billion current US$ in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports between Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?
343.00 million current US$, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for merchandise imports?
Cape Verde ranks 166th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 169th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise imports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports includes goods whose economic ownership is changed from a non-resident to a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.