Reserves and related items in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Reserves and related items was 369.03 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves and related items in Cape Verde, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 369.03 million BoP, current US$ for reserves and related items in 2025. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 955.9% on the previous year and up 900.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves and related items in Cape Verde peaked at 369.03 million BoP, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, -136.53 million BoP, current US$, in 2020.
Cape Verde ranks 77th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.20 million BoP, current US$ | -2.66 million BoP, current US$ | 9.33 million BoP, current US$ | 3 |
| 1980s | 2.99 million BoP, current US$ | -4.84 million BoP, current US$ | 15.42 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.79 million BoP, current US$ | -31.87 million BoP, current US$ | 49.79 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.01 million BoP, current US$ | -28.88 million BoP, current US$ | 107.06 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.62 million BoP, current US$ | -48.39 million BoP, current US$ | 147.39 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.13 million BoP, current US$ | -136.53 million BoP, current US$ | 369.03 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 74 Zimbabwe 472.58 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 75 Laos 425.62 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 76 Paraguay 383.58 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 78 Latvia 342.50 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 79 Brunei 339.30 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 80 Azerbaijan 333.05 million BoP, current US$ 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 reserves and related items in Cape Verde?
- Reserves and related items in Cape Verde was 369.03 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest reserves and related items recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 369.03 million BoP, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserves and related items recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -136.53 million BoP, current US$ in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for reserves and related items?
- Cape Verde ranks 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves and related items rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 900.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency.Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.