International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 52.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Cape Verde, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Cape Verde is 52.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 38.8% on the previous year and down 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Cape Verde peaked at 136.00 million current US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Cape Verde 151st out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.20 million current US$ | 16.00 million current US$ | 41.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 81.50 million current US$ | 36.00 million current US$ | 136.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.80 million current US$ | 71.00 million current US$ | 132.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.00 million current US$ | 52.00 million current US$ | 52.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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More private sector data for Cape Verde
- Merchandise exports 96.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 13.6% (2024)
- Food exports 86.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 50.8% (2024)
- Food imports 32.6% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 916.28 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 31.7% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 34.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Cape Verde?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Cape Verde was 52.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 136.00 million current US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Cape Verde rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Cape Verde ranks 151st out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.