GDP per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: GDP per capita was 10,396 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita in Cape Verde, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita in Cape Verde is 10,396 international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 10,396 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,830 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1991.
Cape Verde ranks 133rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,699 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,830 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,006 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,631 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,510 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,169 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,805 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,072 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9,112 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,866 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,208 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10,396 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 130 Philippines 10,748 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 131 Eswatini 10,707 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 132 Lebanon 10,469 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 134 Namibia 10,242 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 135 India 10,039 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 136 Morocco 9,495 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Final consumption expenditure 281.09 billion current LCU (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 32.08 billion current LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita 3,332 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 2.4% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 327.76 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 5.2% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 71.1% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 122.73 million constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 94.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita in Cape Verde?
- Gdp per capita in Cape Verde was 10,396 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 10,396 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,830 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1991.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gdp per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 133rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.