Total reserves in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Total reserves was 1.26 billion includes gold, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves in Cape Verde, 1976–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in includes gold, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in Cape Verde is 1.26 billion includes gold, current US$, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.8% on the previous year and up 154.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in Cape Verde peaked at 1.26 billion includes gold, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.32 million includes gold, current US$, in 1998.
That places Cape Verde 142nd out of 181 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.10 million includes gold, current US$ | 32.70 million includes gold, current US$ | 42.32 million includes gold, current US$ | 4 |
| 1980s | 55.84 million includes gold, current US$ | 37.83 million includes gold, current US$ | 81.33 million includes gold, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.32 million includes gold, current US$ | 8.32 million includes gold, current US$ | 76.97 million includes gold, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 193.55 million includes gold, current US$ | 28.20 million includes gold, current US$ | 397.88 million includes gold, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 511.15 million includes gold, current US$ | 338.62 million includes gold, current US$ | 737.99 million includes gold, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 852.36 million includes gold, current US$ | 729.57 million includes gold, current US$ | 1.26 billion includes gold, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 139 Turkmenistan 1.51 billion includes gold, current US$ compare
- 140 Guyana 1.36 billion includes gold, current US$ compare
- 141 Guinea 1.35 billion includes gold, current US$ compare
- 143 Yemen 1.25 billion includes gold, current US$ compare
- 144 Bhutan 1.19 billion includes gold, current US$ compare
- 145 Equatorial Guinea 1.08 billion includes gold, current US$ compare
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 total reserves in Cape Verde?
- Total reserves in Cape Verde was 1.26 billion includes gold, current US$ in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 billion includes gold, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reserves recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.32 million includes gold, current US$ in 1998.
- How does Cape Verde rank for total reserves?
- Cape Verde ranks 142nd out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Total reserves (includes gold, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. 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.