GNI (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: GNI (current LCU), per capita was 527,343 current LCU per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
GNI (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 527,343 current LCU per person for gni (current lcu), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 527,343 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17,255 current LCU per person, in 1980.
Cape Verde ranks 65th of 207 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.
GNI (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17,255 current LCU per person | — |
| 1981 | 20,793 current LCU per person | +20.5% |
| 1982 | 23,855 current LCU per person | +14.7% |
| 1983 | 27,940 current LCU per person | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 31,602 current LCU per person | +13.1% |
| 1985 | 35,256 current LCU per person | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 42,758 current LCU per person | +21.3% |
| 1987 | 47,667 current LCU per person | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 52,720 current LCU per person | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 57,384 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 57,673 current LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 59,606 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 61,972 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 98,318 current LCU per person | +58.7% |
| 1994 | 81,095 current LCU per person | -17.5% |
| 1995 | 89,072 current LCU per person | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 96,564 current LCU per person | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 104,783 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 115,254 current LCU per person | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 135,264 current LCU per person | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 138,659 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 149,108 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 152,089 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 164,998 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 167,868 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 171,508 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 190,395 current LCU per person | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 262,913 current LCU per person | +38.1% |
| 2008 | 287,391 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 286,106 current LCU per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 286,143 current LCU per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 305,930 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 309,984 current LCU per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 318,571 current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 315,930 current LCU per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 327,953 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 348,209 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 369,130 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 392,700 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 423,362 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 335,357 current LCU per person | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 365,093 current LCU per person | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 447,694 current LCU per person | +22.6% |
| 2023 | 489,084 current LCU per person | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 527,343 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 527,343 current LCU per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 124,158 current LCU per person, 4.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 527,343 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 599,006 current LCU per person, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GNI (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 | +58.7% | 61,972 current LCU per person | 98,318 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35,723 current LCU per person | 17,255 current LCU per person | 57,384 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 89,960 current LCU per person | 57,673 current LCU per person | 135,264 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 197,104 current LCU per person | 138,659 current LCU per person | 287,391 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 339,791 current LCU per person | 286,143 current LCU per person | 423,362 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 432,914 current LCU per person | 335,357 current LCU per person | 527,343 current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 62 Guinea-Bissau 588,221 current LCU per person compare
- 63 Burkina Faso 572,675 current LCU per person compare
- 64 Macao 530,075 current LCU per person compare
- 66 Denmark 512,350 current LCU per person compare
- 67 Turkey 501,562 current LCU per person compare
- 68 Faroe Islands 498,441 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 gni (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde?
- Gni (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde was 527,343 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 527,343 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gni (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,255 current LCU per person in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gni (current lcu), per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 65th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gni (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.9%. 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 GNI (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI (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.
GNI (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI 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
GNI (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.