Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1075 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.1075 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 0.2311 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0512 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1993.
That places Cape Verde 93rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.1231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +134.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0897 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0881 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0792 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0624 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0647 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0678 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0542 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0872 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +60.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0786 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0512 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0735 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.5% |
| 1995 | 0.112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1366 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1693 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1976 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1869 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2236 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.9% |
| 2008 | 0.182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1685 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1592 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1769 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1546 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1625 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1595 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1625 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1517 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.1075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0512 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1976 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1685 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1644 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1517 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 90 Czechia 0.1096 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 91 Eswatini 0.1093 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 92 Ukraine 0.1078 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 94 Jordan 0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 95 Iraq 0.1064 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 96 Trinidad and Tobago 0.106 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Cape Verde
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 32.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 86.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 96.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 23.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde was 0.1075 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2311 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0512 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- How does Cape Verde rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 93rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.