Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of was 0.0562 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Cape Verde, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Cape Verde is 0.0562 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 124.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0611 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
Cape Verde ranks 39th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0022 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.0104 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +370.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0213 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +106.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0397 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +86.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0373 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0257 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0352 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0312 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0246 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0187 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0249 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0298 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0136 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -54.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0231 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.6% |
| 1995 | 0.02 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 0.016 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0299 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +87.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0377 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0344 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.03 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0243 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0369 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0234 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.6% |
| 2004 | 0.026 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0367 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0285 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0179 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.3% |
| 2008 | 0.016 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0178 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0192 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0185 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0268 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0243 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.025 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0288 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0267 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0286 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.031 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0312 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0349 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0291 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0467 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +60.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0611 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0562 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0253 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0397 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0248 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0136 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0377 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0258 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.016 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0369 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.026 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0185 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0312 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0456 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0291 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0611 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 36 Argentina 0.0619 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0618 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 South Africa 0.0562 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Azerbaijan 0.0562 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Morocco 0.0554 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Indonesia 0.055 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for Cape Verde
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 925,051 NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.8% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 36.40 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- 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, IBRD -1.74 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 10.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Cape Verde?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of in Cape Verde was 0.0562 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0611 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does Cape Verde rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
- Cape Verde ranks 39th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.