GDP (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: GDP (current LCU), per capita was 537,419 current LCU per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
GDP (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde is 537,419 current LCU per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 537,419 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17,676 current LCU per person, in 1980.
That places Cape Verde 65th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17,676 current LCU per person | — |
| 1981 | 20,715 current LCU per person | +17.2% |
| 1982 | 24,638 current LCU per person | +18.9% |
| 1983 | 29,399 current LCU per person | +19.3% |
| 1984 | 32,716 current LCU per person | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 36,332 current LCU per person | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 43,370 current LCU per person | +19.4% |
| 1987 | 47,713 current LCU per person | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 52,571 current LCU per person | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 56,702 current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 57,247 current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 59,384 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 61,750 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 98,125 current LCU per person | +58.9% |
| 1994 | 81,163 current LCU per person | -17.3% |
| 1995 | 89,544 current LCU per person | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 97,418 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 105,555 current LCU per person | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 116,488 current LCU per person | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 137,321 current LCU per person | +17.9% |
| 2000 | 142,370 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 150,731 current LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 155,784 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 167,997 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 171,238 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 177,660 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 198,449 current LCU per person | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 268,010 current LCU per person | +35.1% |
| 2008 | 294,462 current LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 292,907 current LCU per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 298,093 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 317,266 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 322,558 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 329,049 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 330,944 current LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 339,409 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 359,771 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 380,771 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 401,208 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 431,487 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 342,582 current LCU per person | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 370,211 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 453,357 current LCU per person | +22.5% |
| 2023 | 494,903 current LCU per person | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 537,419 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 537,419 current LCU per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 124,705 current LCU per person, 4.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 537,419 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 591,280 current LCU per person, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP (current LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +58.9% | 61,750 current LCU per person | 98,125 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36,183 current LCU per person | 17,676 current LCU per person | 56,702 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 90,400 current LCU per person | 57,247 current LCU per person | 137,321 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 201,961 current LCU per person | 142,370 current LCU per person | 294,462 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 351,056 current LCU per person | 298,093 current LCU per person | 431,487 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 439,694 current LCU per person | 342,582 current LCU per person | 537,419 current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 62 Macao 587,066 current LCU per person compare
- 63 Guinea-Bissau 583,901 current LCU per person compare
- 64 Mauritius 557,095 current LCU per person compare
- 66 North Macedonia 520,130 current LCU per person compare
- 67 Turkey 507,614 current LCU per person compare
- 68 Denmark 495,381 current LCU per person compare
More population data for Cape Verde
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -6.15 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4608 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 103.46 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 14,689 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde?
- Gdp (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde was 537,419 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 537,419 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gdp (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,676 current LCU per person in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 65th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gdp (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.