International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items was 10.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Cape Verde, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Cape Verde stood at 10.00 million current US$. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 84.6% on the previous year and down 90.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Cape Verde peaked at 109.00 million current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.00 million current US$, in 2020.
Cape Verde ranks 118th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 19.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 26.00 million current US$ | +36.8% |
| 1997 | 35.00 million current US$ | +34.6% |
| 1998 | 25.00 million current US$ | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 27.00 million current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 23.00 million current US$ | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 23.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 35.00 million current US$ | +52.2% |
| 2003 | 48.00 million current US$ | +37.1% |
| 2004 | 54.00 million current US$ | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 55.00 million current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 71.00 million current US$ | +29.1% |
| 2007 | 71.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80.00 million current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 63.00 million current US$ | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 109.00 million current US$ | +73.0% |
| 2011 | 70.00 million current US$ | -35.8% |
| 2012 | 58.00 million current US$ | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 61.00 million current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 48.00 million current US$ | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 33.00 million current US$ | -31.2% |
| 2016 | 32.00 million current US$ | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 25.00 million current US$ | -21.9% |
| 2018 | 32.00 million current US$ | +28.0% |
| 2019 | 65.00 million current US$ | +103.1% |
| 2020 | 10.00 million current US$ | -84.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.40 million current US$ | 19.00 million current US$ | 35.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 52.30 million current US$ | 23.00 million current US$ | 80.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.30 million current US$ | 25.00 million current US$ | 109.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.00 million current US$ | 10.00 million current US$ | 10.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 115 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.00 million current US$ compare
- 116 Marshall Islands 11.50 million current US$ compare
- 117 Maldives 11.00 million current US$ compare
- 118 Afghanistan 10.00 million current US$ compare
- 118 Armenia 10.00 million current US$ compare
- 121 Sint Maarten 9.00 million current US$ 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$), annual growth rate 23.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Cape Verde?
- International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Cape Verde was 10.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 109.00 million current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items?
- Cape Verde ranks 118th out of 163 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.8%. 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, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.