External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.6799 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.6799 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 1.12 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2823 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
That places Cape Verde 14th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2823 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.4196 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5177 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5776 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6817 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5583 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5064 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4534 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4622 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4207 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 0.405 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3807 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2867 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4086 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3796 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3919 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4068 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4622 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5207 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5841 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 0.606 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6133 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5304 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4894 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4765 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.46 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3424 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.6% |
| 2008 | 0.312 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3767 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4725 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4991 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6437 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7281 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7529 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8788 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8324 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8901 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.796 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8059 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.12 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9716 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8536 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7746 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6799 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4955 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2823 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6817 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4063 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2867 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5207 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4791 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.312 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6133 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.73 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4725 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8901 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.879 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6799 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.12 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 11 Rwanda 0.7575 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Nicaragua 0.6876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Djibouti 0.6835 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Lesotho 0.6794 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Maldives 0.6328 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 El Salvador 0.6206 DOD, 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 external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde?
- External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde was 0.6799 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2823 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does Cape Verde rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 14th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.