Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 20.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Cape Verde, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit registry coverage in Cape Verde is 20.0%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Cape Verde peaked at 23.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2005.
Cape Verde ranks 51st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.9% | — |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | +70.6% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 11.9% | 23.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 16.7% | 22.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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 getting credit: credit registry coverage in Cape Verde?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Cape Verde was 20.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2005.
- How does Cape Verde rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Cape Verde ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.