Cape Verde vs North America: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Cape Verde
- North America
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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About this data
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.