GDP per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: GDP per capita was 567,261 current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita in Cape Verde, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 567,261 current LCU for gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 567,261 current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17,676 current LCU, in 1980.
That places Cape Verde 68th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36,183 current LCU | 17,676 current LCU | 56,702 current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 90,399 current LCU | 57,247 current LCU | 137,321 current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 201,961 current LCU | 142,370 current LCU | 294,462 current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 351,055 current LCU | 298,093 current LCU | 431,486 current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 458,085 current LCU | 342,582 current LCU | 567,261 current LCU | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- DEC alternative conversion factor 97.86 LCU per US$ (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita in Cape Verde?
- Gdp per capita in Cape Verde was 567,261 current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 567,261 current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,676 current LCU in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gdp per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 68th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.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.