Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) was 1.03 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors in Cape Verde, 1981–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Cape Verde is 1.03 million current US$, measured in 2011.
The figure is up 945.5% on the previous year and up 133.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Cape Verde peaked at 1.15 million current US$ in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1981.
Cape Verde ranks 22nd of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 34,000 current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 81,000 current US$ | +138.2% |
| 1986 | 62,000 current US$ | -23.5% |
| 1987 | 38,000 current US$ | -38.7% |
| 1988 | 43,000 current US$ | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 30,000 current US$ | -30.2% |
| 1990 | 30,000 current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 99,000 current US$ | +230.0% |
| 1992 | 57,000 current US$ | -42.4% |
| 1993 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1995 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 325,000 current US$ | — |
| 1997 | 1.15 million current US$ | +254.8% |
| 1998 | 627,000 current US$ | -45.6% |
| 1999 | 270,000 current US$ | -56.9% |
| 2000 | 931,000 current US$ | +244.8% |
| 2001 | 444,000 current US$ | -52.3% |
| 2002 | 1.12 million current US$ | +151.4% |
| 2003 | 308,000 current US$ | -72.4% |
| 2004 | 439,000 current US$ | +42.5% |
| 2005 | 1.03 million current US$ | +135.8% |
| 2006 | 490,000 current US$ | -52.7% |
| 2007 | 301,000 current US$ | -38.6% |
| 2008 | 266,000 current US$ | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 164,000 current US$ | -38.3% |
| 2010 | 99,000 current US$ | -39.6% |
| 2011 | 1.03 million current US$ | +945.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 1.03 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.82 million current US$, 4% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 1.03 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 127,000 current US$, 8.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +945.5% | 99,000 current US$ | 1.03 million current US$ |
| 1997 | +254.8% | 325,000 current US$ | 1.15 million current US$ |
| 2000 | +244.8% | 270,000 current US$ | 931,000 current US$ |
| 1991 | +230.0% | 30,000 current US$ | 99,000 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32,000 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 81,000 current US$ | 9 |
| 1990s | 256,100 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 1.15 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 549,400 current US$ | 164,000 current US$ | 1.12 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 567,000 current US$ | 99,000 current US$ | 1.03 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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 interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Cape Verde?
- Interest payments, ppg and png private creditors in Cape Verde was 1.03 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest interest payments, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million current US$ in 1997.
- What is the lowest interest payments, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1981.
- How does Cape Verde rank for interest payments, ppg and png private creditors?
- Cape Verde ranks 22nd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, ppg and png private creditors rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.1%. 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 Interest payments, PPG and PNG Private creditors (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public and publicly guaranteed debt from private creditors include bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed; commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions; and other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Interest payments (LINT) are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Private nonguaranteed external debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Interest payments (LINT) are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services.