Net ODA received (% of GNP) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Net ODA received (% of GNP) was 13.3% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Net ODA received in Cape Verde, 1980–2011
Source: Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and World Bank GNI estimates. Measured in % of GNP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net oda received in Cape Verde is 13.3%, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 35.6% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net oda received in Cape Verde peaked at 55.4% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2009.
Cape Verde ranks 12th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Net ODA received (% of GNP) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of GNP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 44.5% | — |
| 1981 | 34.8% | -21.9% |
| 1982 | 37.7% | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 42.7% | +13.1% |
| 1984 | 47.5% | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 48.1% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 55.4% | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 35.9% | -35.1% |
| 1988 | 31.1% | -13.5% |
| 1989 | 30.7% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 34.1% | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 31.8% | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 32.5% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 23.4% | -28.0% |
| 1994 | 29.5% | +25.9% |
| 1995 | 23.9% | -18.9% |
| 1996 | 23.4% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 22.8% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | -23.2% |
| 2001 | 13.9% | -22.3% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -24.7% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | +64.6% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -35.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 13.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 32.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 13.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.0%, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.8% | 30.7% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.0% | 22.8% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 12.6% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 13.3% | 20.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 9 Djibouti 14.9% compare
- 10 Malawi 14.5% compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 14.5% compare
- 13 Central African Republic 12.4% compare
- 14 Mali 12.3% compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 12.3% 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 oda received in Cape Verde?
- Net oda received in Cape Verde was 13.3% in 2011, according to Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and World Bank GNI estimates.
- What is the highest net oda received recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 1986.
- What is the lowest net oda received recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2009.
- How does Cape Verde rank for net oda received?
- Cape Verde ranks 12th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net oda received rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and World Bank GNI estimates, published as part of Net ODA received (% of GNP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Aid includes both official development assistance (ODA) and official aid. Ratios are computed using values in U.S. dollars converted at official exchange rates.