Cape Verde vs North America: Merchandise imports from high-income economies

Cape Verde
83.8%
in 2023
North America
55.6%
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
29th
North America rank
30th

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

  • Cape Verde
  • North America
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 83.8% against 55.6% in North America, a difference of 28.2%.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.5 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North America ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 29th and North America ranks 30th of 206 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde North America Difference Ahead
1970s 84.6% 78.5% 6.1% Cape Verde
1980s 90.0% 79.3% 10.6% Cape Verde
1990s 87.2% 74.7% 12.6% Cape Verde
2000s 86.2% 62.0% 24.2% Cape Verde
2010s 85.3% 54.4% 30.8% Cape Verde
2020s 80.5% 54.2% 26.3% Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Cape Verde or North America?
Cape Verde, at 83.8% against 55.6% in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Cape Verde and North America?
28.2%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and North America?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and North America rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
Cape Verde ranks 29th and North America ranks 30th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,511 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.