Transport services in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Transport services was 31.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Cape Verde, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 31.7% for transport services in 2025.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Cape Verde peaked at 58.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 1981.
Cape Verde ranks 96th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Transport services in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 30.6% | — |
| 1978 | 40.7% | +33.0% |
| 1979 | 38.7% | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 47.0% | +21.5% |
| 1981 | 23.5% | -50.0% |
| 1982 | 36.8% | +56.4% |
| 1983 | 27.5% | -25.2% |
| 1984 | 52.4% | +90.4% |
| 1985 | 39.7% | -24.2% |
| 1986 | 31.3% | -21.2% |
| 1987 | 33.3% | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 33.9% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 46.0% | +35.7% |
| 1990 | 49.7% | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 32.7% | -34.2% |
| 1992 | 39.1% | +19.4% |
| 1993 | 30.0% | -23.3% |
| 1994 | 40.2% | +34.0% |
| 1995 | 46.2% | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 58.1% | +25.7% |
| 1997 | 55.5% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 45.1% | -18.7% |
| 1999 | 39.0% | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 45.6% | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 42.5% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 46.7% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 47.8% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 40.1% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | -20.5% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | +23.8% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | +22.9% |
| 2019 | 32.7% | -23.5% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 37.5% | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | -21.3% |
| 2024 | 30.2% | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 31.7% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.7% | 30.6% | 40.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 37.1% | 23.5% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.6% | 30.0% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 40.1% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 25.0% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 30.2% | 40.8% | 6 |
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)
- 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 transport services in Cape Verde?
- Transport services in Cape Verde was 31.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 1981.
- How does Cape Verde rank for transport services?
- Cape Verde ranks 96th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.