International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) was -3.19 billion in 2024. ▼ Falling
International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in Cape Verde, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Cape Verde stood at -3.19 billion.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Cape Verde peaked at -585.94 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, -3.53 billion, in 2020.
Cape Verde ranks 82nd of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -585.94 million | — |
| 2006 | -689.74 million | +17.7% |
| 2007 | -936.18 million | +35.7% |
| 2008 | -1.24 billion | +32.6% |
| 2009 | -1.55 billion | +25.0% |
| 2010 | -1.76 billion | +13.6% |
| 2011 | -2.04 billion | +15.9% |
| 2012 | -2.48 billion | +21.5% |
| 2013 | -2.69 billion | +8.4% |
| 2014 | -2.49 billion | -7.5% |
| 2015 | -2.33 billion | -6.2% |
| 2016 | -2.41 billion | +3.0% |
| 2017 | -2.85 billion | +18.6% |
| 2018 | -3.03 billion | +6.3% |
| 2019 | -3.01 billion | -0.8% |
| 2020 | -3.53 billion | +17.5% |
| 2021 | -3.39 billion | -4.1% |
| 2022 | -3.30 billion | -2.5% |
| 2023 | -3.44 billion | +4.1% |
| 2024 | -3.19 billion | -7.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's -3.19 billion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.32 billion, 50% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's -3.19 billion is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -8.83 billion, 36% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.00 billion | -1.55 billion | -585.94 million | 5 |
| 2010s | -2.51 billion | -3.03 billion | -1.76 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.37 billion | -3.53 billion | -3.19 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 79 Tajikistan -2.51 billion compare
- 80 Antigua and Barbuda -2.55 billion compare
- 81 Suriname -2.70 billion compare
- 83 Sierra Leone -3.58 billion compare
- 84 Djibouti -3.75 billion compare
- 85 Seychelles -3.89 billion 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 international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Cape Verde?
- International investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Cape Verde was -3.19 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was -585.94 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.53 billion in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for international investment position, net (assets less liabilities)?
- Cape Verde ranks 82nd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.