Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) was -9.01 million NFL, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional in Cape Verde, 1982–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded -9.01 million NFL, current US$ for net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in 2025.
That represents a change of down 159.3% on the previous year and down 148.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Cape Verde peaked at 33.88 million NFL, current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, -9.16 million NFL, current US$, in 2023.
Cape Verde ranks 72nd of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 7.03 million NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 4.20 million NFL, current US$ | -40.2% |
| 1984 | 679,752 NFL, current US$ | -83.8% |
| 1985 | 1.11 million NFL, current US$ | +63.4% |
| 1987 | -952,243 NFL, current US$ | -185.7% |
| 1988 | -1.06 million NFL, current US$ | +11.1% |
| 1989 | -1.01 million NFL, current US$ | -4.6% |
| 1990 | -1.07 million NFL, current US$ | +5.9% |
| 1991 | -1.68 million NFL, current US$ | +56.8% |
| 1992 | -864,888 NFL, current US$ | -48.4% |
| 1993 | -1.25 million NFL, current US$ | +45.0% |
| 1994 | -1.93 million NFL, current US$ | +53.6% |
| 1995 | -1.07 million NFL, current US$ | -44.3% |
| 1996 | -1.24 million NFL, current US$ | +15.2% |
| 1997 | -1.26 million NFL, current US$ | +2.1% |
| 1998 | -934,820 NFL, current US$ | -25.9% |
| 1999 | -1.06 million NFL, current US$ | +13.8% |
| 2000 | -371,959 NFL, current US$ | -65.0% |
| 2001 | -68,696 NFL, current US$ | -81.5% |
| 2002 | -165,742 NFL, current US$ | +141.3% |
| 2003 | -112,027 NFL, current US$ | -32.4% |
| 2004 | 0 NFL, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 0 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 2007 | 0 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 2009 | 28.86 million NFL, current US$ | — |
| 2010 | 15.75 million NFL, current US$ | -45.4% |
| 2011 | 20.06 million NFL, current US$ | +27.4% |
| 2012 | 13.02 million NFL, current US$ | -35.1% |
| 2013 | 20.19 million NFL, current US$ | +55.1% |
| 2014 | 19.42 million NFL, current US$ | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 18.70 million NFL, current US$ | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.11 million NFL, current US$ | -88.7% |
| 2017 | 28.61 million NFL, current US$ | +1257.7% |
| 2018 | 33.88 million NFL, current US$ | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 25.88 million NFL, current US$ | -23.6% |
| 2020 | 33.19 million NFL, current US$ | +28.3% |
| 2021 | 24.69 million NFL, current US$ | -25.6% |
| 2022 | 21.61 million NFL, current US$ | -12.5% |
| 2023 | -9.16 million NFL, current US$ | -142.4% |
| 2024 | 15.20 million NFL, current US$ | -266.0% |
| 2025 | -9.01 million NFL, current US$ | -159.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's -9.01 million NFL, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.23 million NFL, current US$. (43 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's -9.01 million NFL, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 300,000 NFL, current US$. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1257.7% | 2.11 million NFL, current US$ | 28.61 million NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.43 million NFL, current US$ | -1.06 million NFL, current US$ | 7.03 million NFL, current US$ | 7 |
| 1990s | -1.24 million NFL, current US$ | -1.93 million NFL, current US$ | -864,888 NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.13 million NFL, current US$ | -371,959 NFL, current US$ | 28.86 million NFL, current US$ | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.76 million NFL, current US$ | 2.11 million NFL, current US$ | 33.88 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.75 million NFL, current US$ | -9.16 million NFL, current US$ | 33.19 million NFL, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 69 Ukraine -4.10 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 70 Bhutan -4.45 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 71 Congo -8.29 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 73 Montenegro -11.96 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 74 Ghana -12.01 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 75 Belarus -18.56 million NFL, current US$ 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 net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Cape Verde?
- Net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Cape Verde was -9.01 million NFL, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 33.88 million NFL, current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.16 million NFL, current US$ in 2023.
- How does Cape Verde rank for net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional?
- Cape Verde ranks 72nd out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 148.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Nonconcessional financial flows cover all disbursements except those made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.