Cape Verde

Economy

• GDP

  : 3.1 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 5796 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 6.3 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 6.4 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 12165 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.46 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 2.3 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 11.9 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 28.4 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 42.0 % (2025)

• Imports

  : 53.4 % (2025)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -347.7 M$ (2025)

• Current account balance

  : 3.5 % (2025)

• Total reserves

  : 1.3 B$ (2025)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 5.0 % (2025)

• Poverty rate

  : 14.6 % (2015)

• Agriculture

  : 5.0 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 10.7 % (2025)

• Services

  : 67.9 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 11.7 % (2025)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.8 % (2025)

Demographics

• Population

  : 527 326 (2025)

• Population growth

  : 0.5 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -1 284 (2025)

• Population density

  : 129.6 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 76.2 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 1.51 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 12.2 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 5.10 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 77.6 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 22.4 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 226 448 (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 1.0 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 49.1 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 49.1 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 0.0 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 4.3 % (2023)

• Health expenditure

  : 5.8 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 42.4 (2015)

• Internet users

  : 74.7 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 111.8 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 98.4 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 92.3 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 6 $ (2015)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 32.3 % (2015)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 6.1 yrs (2023)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 64.9 % (2025)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 1 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 0.6 % (2024)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 1.29 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 21.8 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 18.3 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 207.6 (2007)

• Forest area

  : 11.6 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 7.00 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 47.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 4.00 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 15.4 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 15.4 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 1.38 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 722 482 (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 17.0 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 6.54 (2020)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 45.7 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 93.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 95.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 11.1 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 40.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 17.2 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 41.7 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 22.9 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 6.8 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 10.4 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 71.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 0.9 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 0.73 (2023)

• Hospital beds

  : 2.21 (2022)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 37.9 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 30.9 % (2020)

• Fiscal balance

  : -9.4 % (2020)

• General government debt

  : 127.3 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : -2.0 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : 0.94 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : 0.42 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 6.99 (2020)

• Political stability

  : 0.77 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : 0.42 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : 0.05 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : 0.79 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 2.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 1.00 (2025)

Business

• New business density

  : 21.8 (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 73.2 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 153.9 M$ (2025)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 71.1 % (2025)

• Gross national savings

  : 21.1 % (2025)