Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech exports in Cape Verde is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Cape Verde peaked at 26.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
That places Cape Verde 153rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 26.8% | +27617.4% |
| 1999 | 9.6% | -64.3% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | -49.5% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -32.5% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +31.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -56.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -60.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | — |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -27.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -75.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +35.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +3931.7% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +34.1% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -57.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.9%. (48 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.1%. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +27617.4% | 0.1% | 26.8% |
| 2019 | +3931.7% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 0.1% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 5 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 328.28 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 86.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 96.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 916.62 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.05 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Cape Verde?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Cape Verde was 0.0% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Cape Verde rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Cape Verde ranks 153rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.