Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … unit GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … unit GDP was 0.1796 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Cape Verde, 2004–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Cape Verde stood at 0.1796 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Cape Verde peaked at 0.3191 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.154 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2019.
That places Cape Verde 89th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … unit GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.2722 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2005 | 0.3181 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.312 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2472 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1737 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -29.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1875 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1728 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1805 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2481 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +37.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3191 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2477 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -22.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2935 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2522 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2149 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1603 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -25.4% |
| 2019 | 0.154 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1947 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +26.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1854 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1668 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1775 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1946 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2025 | 0.1796 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.1796 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1531 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.1796 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1466 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2518 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1737 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3181 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2243 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.154 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3191 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1831 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1668 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1947 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 86 Sudan 0.1871 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 87 Serbia 0.1853 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 88 Jordan 0.1803 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 90 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1773 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 91 Iceland 0.1731 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1729 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Cape Verde?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Cape Verde was 0.1796 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3191 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.154 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- How does Cape Verde rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Cape Verde ranks 89th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.