Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP was -3.14 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Cape Verde, 2000–2027
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded -3.14 for direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in 2027.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at -1.6 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -11.51, in 2007.
Cape Verde ranks 33rd of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -6.21 | — |
| 2001 | -1.6 | -74.2% |
| 2002 | -4.64 | +189.4% |
| 2003 | -3.03 | -34.6% |
| 2004 | -5.39 | +77.6% |
| 2005 | -5.41 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | -7.62 | +40.7% |
| 2007 | -11.51 | +51.2% |
| 2008 | -10.66 | -7.4% |
| 2009 | -6.4 | -40.0% |
| 2010 | -6.11 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | -5.12 | -16.1% |
| 2012 | -3.47 | -32.3% |
| 2013 | -3.2 | -7.8% |
| 2014 | -6.2 | +94.0% |
| 2015 | -6.39 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | -6.39 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | -4.76 | -25.4% |
| 2018 | -4.18 | -12.3% |
| 2019 | -4.17 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | -3.41 | -18.2% |
| 2021 | -4.47 | +31.2% |
| 2022 | -4.62 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | -6.03 | +30.7% |
| 2024 | -3.27 | -45.8% |
| 2025 | -4.21 | +28.7% |
| 2026 | -3.34 | -20.7% |
| 2027 | -3.14 | -6.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's -3.14 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -2.02, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's -3.14 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.77, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -189.4% | -1.6 | -4.64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -6.25 | -11.51 | -1.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | -5 | -6.39 | -3.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.06 | -6.03 | -3.14 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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 direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Cape Verde?
- Direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Cape Verde was -3.14 in 2027, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was -1.6 in 2001.
- What is the lowest direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.51 in 2007.
- How does Cape Verde rank for direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 33rd out of 45 countries with data for 2027.
- Is direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6)). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook (REO) provides information on recent economic developments and prospects for countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Data for the REO for sub-Saharan Africa are prepared in conjunction with the semi-annual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercises, spring and fall.