Protecting investors, investor protection index in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Protecting investors, investor protection index was 4 in 2012. ▬ Flat
Protecting investors, investor protection index in Cape Verde, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
In 2012, protecting investors, investor protection index in Cape Verde stood at 4. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Cape Verde ranks 28th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Protecting investors, investor protection index in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | — |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3, 75% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.15, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 28 Central African Republic 4 compare
- 28 Comoros 4 compare
- 28 Guinea-Bissau 4 compare
- 28 Uganda 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)
- 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 protecting investors, investor protection index in Cape Verde?
- Protecting investors, investor protection index in Cape Verde was 4 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest protecting investors, investor protection index recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, investor protection index recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- How does Cape Verde rank for protecting investors, investor protection index?
- Cape Verde ranks 28th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, investor protection index rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Protecting investors, investor protection index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Protecting investors disclosure index measures the degree to which investors are protected through disclosure of ownership and financial information. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.