International tourism, receipts in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: International tourism, receipts was 39.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Cape Verde, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 39.9% for international tourism, receipts in 2020.
That represents a change of down 29.2% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Cape Verde peaked at 66.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 1995.
That places Cape Verde 21st out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 34.7% | — |
| 1996 | 36.5% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 37.2% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 39.8% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 45.1% | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 45.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 48.1% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 53.6% | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 53.6% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 59.3% | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 61.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 57.6% | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 55.5% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 56.7% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 56.4% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | -29.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.7% | 34.7% | 45.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 45.5% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 50.7% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 39.9% | 39.9% | 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, receipts in Cape Verde?
- International tourism, receipts in Cape Verde was 39.9% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 1995.
- How does Cape Verde rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Cape Verde ranks 21st out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. 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 (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.