International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 59.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Cape Verde, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 59.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
That represents a change of down 44.9% on the previous year and down 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Cape Verde peaked at 145.00 million current US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 20.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Cape Verde 157th out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 24.00 million current US$ | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 25.00 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 32.00 million current US$ | +28.0% |
| 1999 | 47.00 million current US$ | +46.9% |
| 2000 | 41.00 million current US$ | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 55.00 million current US$ | +34.1% |
| 2002 | 63.00 million current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 89.00 million current US$ | +41.3% |
| 2004 | 93.00 million current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 82.00 million current US$ | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 106.00 million current US$ | +29.3% |
| 2007 | 123.00 million current US$ | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 143.00 million current US$ | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 145.00 million current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 138.00 million current US$ | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 142.00 million current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 135.00 million current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 127.00 million current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 115.00 million current US$ | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 109.00 million current US$ | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 79.00 million current US$ | -27.5% |
| 2017 | 100.00 million current US$ | +26.6% |
| 2018 | 112.00 million current US$ | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 107.00 million current US$ | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 59.00 million current US$ | -44.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 59.00 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 346.00 million current US$, 17% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 59.00 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 128.50 million current US$, 46% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.60 million current US$ | 20.00 million current US$ | 47.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 94.00 million current US$ | 41.00 million current US$ | 145.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.40 million current US$ | 79.00 million current US$ | 142.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.00 million current US$ | 59.00 million current US$ | 59.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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$), annual growth rate 23.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Cape Verde?
- International tourism, expenditures in Cape Verde was 59.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 145.00 million current US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Cape Verde rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Cape Verde ranks 157th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.