Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Cape Verde, 1981–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ for debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in 2011. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.6% on the previous year and up 193.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Cape Verde peaked at 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 78.74 million DOD, current US$, in 1981.
That places Cape Verde 35th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 78.74 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 118.01 million DOD, current US$ | +49.9% |
| 1983 | 143.39 million DOD, current US$ | +21.5% |
| 1984 | 152.50 million DOD, current US$ | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 187.79 million DOD, current US$ | +23.1% |
| 1986 | 212.86 million DOD, current US$ | +13.3% |
| 1987 | 238.26 million DOD, current US$ | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 239.67 million DOD, current US$ | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 247.21 million DOD, current US$ | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 258.22 million DOD, current US$ | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 259.06 million DOD, current US$ | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 271.98 million DOD, current US$ | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 281.23 million DOD, current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 332.29 million DOD, current US$ | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 369.80 million DOD, current US$ | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 393.42 million DOD, current US$ | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 399.15 million DOD, current US$ | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 482.49 million DOD, current US$ | +20.9% |
| 1999 | 616.89 million DOD, current US$ | +27.9% |
| 2000 | 629.97 million DOD, current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 683.67 million DOD, current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 761.17 million DOD, current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 862.77 million DOD, current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 905.24 million DOD, current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 926.61 million DOD, current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.02 billion DOD, current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 1.13 billion DOD, current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 1.22 billion DOD, current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 1.40 billion DOD, current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 1.74 billion DOD, current US$ | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ | +15.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.36 billion DOD, current US$, 46% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.11 billion DOD, current US$, 49% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 179.83 million DOD, current US$ | 78.74 million DOD, current US$ | 247.21 million DOD, current US$ | 9 |
| 1990s | 366.45 million DOD, current US$ | 258.22 million DOD, current US$ | 616.89 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 954.05 million DOD, current US$ | 629.97 million DOD, current US$ | 1.40 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.74 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More external debt data for Cape Verde
- Net financial flows, IBRD 176,000 NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 1.76 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0003 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 6,183 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 69.35 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0134 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 12,385 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 145.36 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 2.00 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 2.00 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Cape Verde?
- Debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Cape Verde was 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.74 million DOD, current US$ in 1981.
- How does Cape Verde rank for debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Cape Verde ranks 35th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Use of IMF credit denotes repurchase obligations to the IMF for all uses of IMF resources (excluding those resulting from drawings on the reserve tranche). These obligations, shown for the end of the year specified, comprise purchases outstanding under the credit tranches, including enlarged access resources, and all special facilities (the buffer stock, compensatory financing, extended fund, and oil facilities), trust fund loans, and operations under the structural adjustment and enhanced structural adjustment facilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.