Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … annual in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … annual was -0.3092 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), annual in Cape Verde, 1982–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual in Cape Verde is -0.3092 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 100.7% on the previous year and down 108.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual in Cape Verde peaked at 374.88 % change on previous year in 1982 and was at its lowest, -37.29 % change on previous year, in 1993.
Cape Verde ranks 80th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … annual in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 374.88 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 102.84 % change on previous year | -72.6% |
| 1984 | 77.41 % change on previous year | -24.7% |
| 1985 | -1.93 % change on previous year | -102.5% |
| 1986 | -4.54 % change on previous year | +135.6% |
| 1987 | 68.63 % change on previous year | -1611.3% |
| 1988 | -0.4154 % change on previous year | -100.6% |
| 1989 | -20.06 % change on previous year | +4730.6% |
| 1990 | -12.84 % change on previous year | -36.0% |
| 1991 | 38.56 % change on previous year | -400.4% |
| 1992 | 33.61 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 1993 | -37.29 % change on previous year | -210.9% |
| 1994 | 40.63 % change on previous year | -209.0% |
| 1995 | 4.09 % change on previous year | -89.9% |
| 1996 | -17.76 % change on previous year | -534.2% |
| 1997 | 82.93 % change on previous year | -566.9% |
| 1998 | 33.89 % change on previous year | -59.1% |
| 1999 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -89.5% |
| 2000 | -20.61 % change on previous year | -676.5% |
| 2001 | -15.19 % change on previous year | -26.3% |
| 2002 | 67.13 % change on previous year | -542.0% |
| 2003 | -16.87 % change on previous year | -125.1% |
| 2004 | 26.28 % change on previous year | -255.8% |
| 2005 | 48.53 % change on previous year | +84.7% |
| 2006 | -11.58 % change on previous year | -123.9% |
| 2007 | -6.62 % change on previous year | -42.8% |
| 2008 | 6.33 % change on previous year | -195.5% |
| 2009 | 4.99 % change on previous year | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 6.37 % change on previous year | +27.8% |
| 2011 | 7.94 % change on previous year | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 35.7 % change on previous year | +349.8% |
| 2013 | -3.86 % change on previous year | -110.8% |
| 2014 | 3.67 % change on previous year | -195.0% |
| 2015 | -1.45 % change on previous year | -139.4% |
| 2016 | -1.91 % change on previous year | +32.1% |
| 2017 | 15.41 % change on previous year | -905.7% |
| 2018 | 19.92 % change on previous year | +29.3% |
| 2019 | 2.64 % change on previous year | -86.8% |
| 2020 | -9.32 % change on previous year | -453.4% |
| 2021 | -6.25 % change on previous year | -32.9% |
| 2022 | 76.02 % change on previous year | -1316.4% |
| 2023 | 45.61 % change on previous year | -40.0% |
| 2024 | -0.3092 % change on previous year | -100.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's -0.3092 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.01 % change on previous year. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's -0.3092 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.74 % change on previous year. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … annual in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -4730.6% | -0.4154 % change on previous year | -20.06 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | +1611.3% | -4.54 % change on previous year | 68.63 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +1316.4% | -6.25 % change on previous year | 76.02 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +905.7% | -1.91 % change on previous year | 15.41 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.6 % change on previous year | -20.06 % change on previous year | 374.88 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 16.94 % change on previous year | -37.29 % change on previous year | 82.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.24 % change on previous year | -20.61 % change on previous year | 67.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.44 % change on previous year | -3.86 % change on previous year | 35.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.15 % change on previous year | -9.32 % change on previous year | 76.02 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 77 Maldives 0.3457 % change on previous year compare
- 78 Syria 0.1043 % change on previous year compare
- 79 Yemen 0.0252 % change on previous year compare
- 81 Sierra Leone -0.9435 % change on previous year compare
- 82 South Africa -1.38 % change on previous year compare
- 83 Kazakhstan -2.76 % change on previous year compare
More external debt data for Cape Verde
- Net financial flows, IBRD 176,000 NFL, current US$ (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 service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual in Cape Verde?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual in Cape Verde was -0.3092 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 374.88 % change on previous year in 1982.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.29 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does Cape Verde rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual?
- Cape Verde ranks 80th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), annual rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 108.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.