Broad money in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Broad money was 281.73 billion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Broad money in Cape Verde, 1976–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broad money in Cape Verde is 281.73 billion current LCU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Cape Verde peaked at 281.73 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.03 billion current LCU, in 1976.
Cape Verde ranks 106th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.50 billion current LCU | 1.03 billion current LCU | 1.87 billion current LCU | 4 |
| 1980s | 4.52 billion current LCU | 2.40 billion current LCU | 6.56 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.96 billion current LCU | 7.29 billion current LCU | 36.76 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.78 billion current LCU | 41.54 billion current LCU | 105.31 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 152.66 billion current LCU | 111.00 billion current LCU | 199.14 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 237.33 billion current LCU | 206.66 billion current LCU | 281.73 billion current LCU | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Cape Verde
- Domestic credit to private sector 54.0% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 8.5% (2025)
- Broad money 94.2% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 54.0% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 118.67 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net domestic credit 195.38 billion current LCU (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 8.69 (2025)
- Net migration -1,284 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 53.4% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 97.86 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Cape Verde?
- Broad money in Cape Verde was 281.73 billion current LCU in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 281.73 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 billion current LCU in 1976.
- How does Cape Verde rank for broad money?
- Cape Verde ranks 106th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.