Trade as a share of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Trade as a share of GDP was 95.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade as a share of GDP in Cape Verde, 1980–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 95.3% for trade as a share of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade as a share of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 117.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, in 1993.
Cape Verde ranks 72nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.8% | 76.2% | 102.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.5% | 60.3% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 80.5% | 117.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 85.5% | 105.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 77.5% | 97.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 69 Poland 97.0% compare
- 70 Nicaragua 96.4% compare
- 71 East Timor 95.4% compare
- 73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 95.1% compare
- 74 Mauritania 94.0% compare
- 75 Kuwait 94.0% 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 trade as a share of gdp in Cape Verde?
- Trade as a share of gdp in Cape Verde was 95.3% in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest trade as a share of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 117.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest trade as a share of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 1993.
- How does Cape Verde rank for trade as a share of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 72nd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade as a share of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Trade as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Trade in goods and services as a share of GDP, shown as a percentage.