Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde is 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0436 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1993.
Cape Verde ranks 185th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0352 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0436 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +91.7% |
| 1986 | 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -51.8% |
| 1987 | 0.034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +62.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -66.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +130.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +57.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.3% |
| 2017 | 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0436 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 182 Macau (China) 0.0333 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 183 Dominica 0.0332 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 184 Saint Lucia 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 186 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 188 Comoros 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), annual growth rate 23.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,874 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde was 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0436 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- How does Cape Verde rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 185th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.