DEC alternative conversion factor in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: DEC alternative conversion factor was 97.86 LCU per US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
DEC alternative conversion factor in Cape Verde, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 97.86 LCU per US$ for dec alternative conversion factor in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dec alternative conversion factor in Cape Verde peaked at 123.21 LCU per US$ in 2001 and was at its lowest, 24.52 LCU per US$, in 1973.
Cape Verde ranks 68th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.73 LCU per US$ | 28.7 LCU per US$ | 28.75 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.68 LCU per US$ | 24.52 LCU per US$ | 37.43 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.8 LCU per US$ | 40.17 LCU per US$ | 91.63 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.6 LCU per US$ | 68.02 LCU per US$ | 103.5 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.93 LCU per US$ | 75.34 LCU per US$ | 123.21 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.38 LCU per US$ | 79.28 LCU per US$ | 99.69 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.41 LCU per US$ | 93.22 LCU per US$ | 104.86 LCU per US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 65 French Polynesia 105.86 LCU per US$ compare
- 65 New Caledonia 105.86 LCU per US$ compare
- 67 Serbia 103.97 LCU per US$ compare
- 69 Kyrgyzstan 87.36 LCU per US$ compare
- 70 India 87.33 LCU per US$ compare
- 71 Bhutan 87.16 LCU per US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 48.85 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 499.14 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 48.82 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 498.83 million current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -3.88 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -39.60 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 559,911 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 5,590 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 295.26 billion current LCU (2025)
- GNI 3.02 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dec alternative conversion factor in Cape Verde?
- Dec alternative conversion factor in Cape Verde was 97.86 LCU per US$ in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest dec alternative conversion factor recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 123.21 LCU per US$ in 2001.
- What is the lowest dec alternative conversion factor recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.52 LCU per US$ in 1973.
- How does Cape Verde rank for dec alternative conversion factor?
- Cape Verde ranks 68th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is dec alternative conversion factor rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.