Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 80.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Cape Verde, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Cape Verde stood at 80.3%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Cape Verde peaked at 80.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1982.
That places Cape Verde 20th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 46.3% | — |
| 1978 | 4.4% | -90.5% |
| 1979 | 3.6% | -19.1% |
| 1980 | 4.1% | +16.1% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | -55.0% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | -27.9% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | +32.7% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | +71.7% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | +18.2% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | -11.4% |
| 1987 | 13.3% | +315.2% |
| 1988 | 14.4% | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 15.1% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 17.6% | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 26.6% | +51.2% |
| 1992 | 23.0% | -13.6% |
| 1993 | 24.0% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 21.2% | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 16.2% | -23.3% |
| 1996 | 16.0% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 18.4% | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 25.4% | +37.9% |
| 1999 | 28.8% | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 40.8% | +41.6% |
| 2001 | 43.9% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 44.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 44.3% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 57.1% | +22.0% |
| 2007 | 64.2% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 60.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 69.1% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 67.7% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 72.2% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 67.5% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 73.2% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 73.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 70.6% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 59.2% | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 57.1% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +31.2% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 80.3% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 80.3% | -0.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 80.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 80.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.9%, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +315.2% | 3.2% | 13.3% |
| 1978 | -90.5% | 46.3% | 4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.1% | 3.6% | 46.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 1.3% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 16.0% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 40.8% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 57.1% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 57.1% | 80.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 17 Jamaica 81.7% compare
- 18 Laos 81.1% compare
- 19 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 81.1% compare
- 21 Dominican Republic 80.2% compare
- 22 Sao Tome and Principe 79.4% compare
- 23 Bhutan 77.5% 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 travel services in Cape Verde?
- Travel services in Cape Verde was 80.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1982.
- How does Cape Verde rank for travel services?
- Cape Verde ranks 20th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.