Cabo Verde: Economy
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Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Lower Middle Income |
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Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developing |
| Economic Trivia | Cabo Verde's economy is service-oriented with commerce, transport, tourism, and public services accounting for about three-fourths of GDP. |
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Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2018): Portugal, Spain, and Netherlands |
| Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Food and Beverages; Fish Processing; Shoes and Garments; Salt Mining |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
| GDP, PPP (current international) | $4,053,273,974 (2018) |
| GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 5.078% (2018) |
| GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $7,454 (2018) |
GDP Country Rank 169/196 (2018)
Economic Indicators [1]
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 1.257% (2018) |
| External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $1,735,388,104 (2018) |
| Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 37.5% (2019) |
| Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 7.335% (2018) |
| Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 6.71% (2018) |
| Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | ($94,519,230) (2018) |
Labor and Employment [1]
| Labor Force, Total | 273,097 (2019) |
| Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 13.275% (2019) |
| Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 21.975% (2019) |
| Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 64.749% (2019) |
| Unemployment Rate | 12.303% (2019) |
Trade [1]
| Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $1,348,341,634 (2018) |
| Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $964,278,699 (2018) |
| Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 45.123% (2018) |
| FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $101,979,218 (2018) |
| Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $675,842,376 (2018) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
How to interpret the graph: The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a country’s economy in comparison to other economies. For example, Cabo Verde’s Exports rank is higher than (please wait...) of the countries in the dataset. For Exports, FDI and GDP measures, a higher rank (closer to 100%) indicates a stronger economy. Conversely, for Unemployment and Inflation, a lower rank (closer to 0%) indicates a stronger economy.