Starting a business - Score in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Starting a business - Score was 84.47 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Cape Verde, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Cape Verde is 84.47, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Cape Verde peaked at 84.47 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 59.71, in 2005.
That places Cape Verde 120th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.97 | 59.71 | 77.78 | 5 |
| 2010s | 81.46 | 78.87 | 84.47 | 10 |
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)
- Commercial service exports 916.28 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 31.7% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 34.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Cape Verde?
- Starting a business - score in Cape Verde was 84.47 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 84.47 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.71 in 2005.
- How does Cape Verde rank for starting a business - score?
- Cape Verde ranks 120th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.