External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square was 102,159 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Cape Verde, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 102,159 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in 2023.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Cape Verde peaked at 117,986 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1984.
Cape Verde ranks 19th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.49 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 2.98 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4786 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -83.9% |
| 1984 | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 253.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 1,705 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +571.7% |
| 1987 | 2,583 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +51.5% |
| 1988 | 1,121 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -56.6% |
| 1989 | 604.24 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -46.1% |
| 1990 | 1,154 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +91.0% |
| 1991 | 1,169 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 1,490 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1993 | 1,726 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 2,426 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 1995 | 7,250 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +198.8% |
| 1996 | 1,471 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -79.7% |
| 1997 | 1,726 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1998 | 1,367 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1999 | 4,774 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +249.2% |
| 2000 | 969.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -79.7% |
| 2001 | 894.57 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 774.76 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2003 | 442.63 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 2004 | 259.71 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -41.3% |
| 2005 | 233.2 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 178.91 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2007 | 319.36 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +78.5% |
| 2008 | 357.7 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 362.04 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 89,038 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 117,986 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 2014 | 74,872 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -36.5% |
| 2015 | 72,134 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 70,791 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 80,556 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 80,151 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 80,760 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 86,898 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 95,587 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 98,139 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 102,159 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 102,159 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36,446 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 102,159 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,811 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 56.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +571.7% | 253.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,705 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +249.2% | 1,367 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,774 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 696.8 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,583 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 2,455 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,154 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,250 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 479.27 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 178.91 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 969.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,629 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 117,986 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 95,696 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 86,898 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 102,159 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 16 Vietnam 112,037 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 17 Armenia 110,175 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 18 Bangladesh 109,487 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 20 Tunisia 100,443 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 21 Bulgaria 92,029 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 22 Moldova 85,726 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 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 external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Cape Verde?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Cape Verde was 102,159 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 117,986 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does Cape Verde rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Cape Verde ranks 19th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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 External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, short-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.