Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 15.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Cape Verde, 1974–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Cape Verde stood at 15.5%.
The figure is down 23.7% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Cape Verde peaked at 23.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1981.
Cape Verde ranks 125th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.3% | — |
| 1977 | 6.1% | +1843.3% |
| 1978 | 1.9% | -69.4% |
| 1979 | 5.7% | +205.4% |
| 1980 | 3.6% | -36.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -95.7% |
| 1982 | 3.8% | +2338.1% |
| 1983 | 6.1% | +60.5% |
| 1984 | 8.7% | +41.5% |
| 1985 | 18.2% | +110.3% |
| 1986 | 4.6% | -74.9% |
| 1987 | 6.5% | +42.6% |
| 1988 | 6.8% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 10.9% | +59.9% |
| 1990 | 6.7% | -38.4% |
| 1991 | 6.7% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 9.6% | +42.6% |
| 1993 | 10.2% | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | -41.5% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | +24.7% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | -32.3% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | +51.6% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | +25.8% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -31.9% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +31.3% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +84.2% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -23.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 15.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 77% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 15.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.0%, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +2338.1% | 0.2% | 3.8% |
| 1977 | +1843.3% | 0.3% | 6.1% |
| 1979 | +205.4% | 1.9% | 5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5% | 0.3% | 6.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 0.2% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 5.0% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 9.0% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 9.6% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 12.6% | 23.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 122 North Macedonia 15.9% compare
- 123 Czechia 15.8% compare
- 124 Sao Tome and Principe 15.7% compare
- 126 Portugal 15.5% compare
- 127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15.5% compare
- 128 Trinidad and Tobago 15.4% 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 merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Cape Verde?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Cape Verde was 15.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1981.
- How does Cape Verde rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Cape Verde ranks 125th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.