Portfolio investment, Debt securities in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Portfolio investment, Debt securities was 229.81 million US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Portfolio investment, Debt securities in Cape Verde, 2012–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, portfolio investment, debt securities in Cape Verde stood at 229.81 million US dollar.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 213.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment, debt securities in Cape Verde peaked at 239.03 million US dollar in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.62 million US dollar, in 2012.
That places Cape Verde 125th out of 161 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Portfolio investment, Debt securities in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 18.62 million US dollar | — |
| 2013 | 48.10 million US dollar | +158.3% |
| 2014 | 58.60 million US dollar | +21.8% |
| 2015 | 73.39 million US dollar | +25.2% |
| 2016 | 119.44 million US dollar | +62.7% |
| 2017 | 190.59 million US dollar | +59.6% |
| 2018 | 223.70 million US dollar | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 218.00 million US dollar | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 239.03 million US dollar | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 220.79 million US dollar | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 207.98 million US dollar | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 214.72 million US dollar | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 203.97 million US dollar | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 229.81 million US dollar | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 118.81 million US dollar | 18.62 million US dollar | 223.70 million US dollar | 8 |
| 2020s | 219.38 million US dollar | 203.97 million US dollar | 239.03 million US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 122 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 318.67 million US dollar compare
- 123 Sint Maarten 256.43 million US dollar compare
- 124 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 244.92 million US dollar compare
- 126 Nicaragua 219.70 million US dollar compare
- 127 Pakistan 211.04 million US dollar compare
- 128 Eswatini 200.40 million US dollar 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 portfolio investment, debt securities in Cape Verde?
- Portfolio investment, debt securities in Cape Verde was 229.81 million US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest portfolio investment, debt securities recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 239.03 million US dollar in 2020.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment, debt securities recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.62 million US dollar in 2012.
- How does Cape Verde rank for portfolio investment, debt securities?
- Cape Verde ranks 125th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment, debt securities rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 213.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Portfolio investment, Debt securities (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.