Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$) was 3.17 million TDS, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors in Cape Verde, 1981–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in TDS, current US$.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 3.17 million TDS, current US$ for debt service, ppg and png private creditors in 2011.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service, ppg and png private creditors in Cape Verde peaked at 6.99 million TDS, current US$ in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 TDS, current US$, in 1981.
Cape Verde ranks 23rd of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 34,000 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 81,000 TDS, current US$ | +138.2% |
| 1986 | 62,000 TDS, current US$ | -23.5% |
| 1987 | 158,000 TDS, current US$ | +154.8% |
| 1988 | 163,000 TDS, current US$ | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 150,000 TDS, current US$ | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 150,000 TDS, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 339,000 TDS, current US$ | +126.0% |
| 1992 | 177,000 TDS, current US$ | -47.8% |
| 1993 | 0 TDS, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1995 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 325,000 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1997 | 2.35 million TDS, current US$ | +624.0% |
| 1998 | 2.79 million TDS, current US$ | +18.4% |
| 1999 | 870,000 TDS, current US$ | -68.8% |
| 2000 | 2.73 million TDS, current US$ | +213.9% |
| 2001 | 3.13 million TDS, current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 5.69 million TDS, current US$ | +81.8% |
| 2003 | 2.99 million TDS, current US$ | -47.5% |
| 2004 | 2.48 million TDS, current US$ | -17.0% |
| 2005 | 6.46 million TDS, current US$ | +160.4% |
| 2006 | 6.99 million TDS, current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 4.51 million TDS, current US$ | -35.6% |
| 2008 | 4.61 million TDS, current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 3.81 million TDS, current US$ | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 3.58 million TDS, current US$ | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 3.17 million TDS, current US$ | -11.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 3.17 million TDS, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139.64 million TDS, current US$, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 3.17 million TDS, current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.60 million TDS, current US$, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +624.0% | 325,000 TDS, current US$ | 2.35 million TDS, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72,000 TDS, current US$ | 0 TDS, current US$ | 163,000 TDS, current US$ | 9 |
| 1990s | 700,100 TDS, current US$ | 0 TDS, current US$ | 2.79 million TDS, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.34 million TDS, current US$ | 2.48 million TDS, current US$ | 6.99 million TDS, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.37 million TDS, current US$ | 3.17 million TDS, current US$ | 3.58 million TDS, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 20 Seychelles 6.96 million TDS, current US$ compare
- 21 Mozambique 6.65 million TDS, current US$ compare
- 22 Djibouti 3.65 million TDS, current US$ compare
- 24 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.14 million TDS, current US$ compare
- 25 Eswatini 2.80 million TDS, current US$ compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 2.54 million TDS, current US$ 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, ppg and png private creditors in Cape Verde?
- Debt service, ppg and png private creditors in Cape Verde was 3.17 million TDS, current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt service, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 6.99 million TDS, current US$ in 2006.
- What is the lowest debt service, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 TDS, current US$ in 1981.
- How does Cape Verde rank for debt service, ppg and png private creditors?
- Cape Verde ranks 23rd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is debt service, ppg and png private creditors rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service for private and public non-guaranteed debt is the sum of the two.