GNI per capita (current LCU) (UNESCO Institute) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: GNI per capita (current LCU) (UNESCO Institute) was 527,342 current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
GNI per capita in Cape Verde, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gni per capita in Cape Verde is 527,342 current LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 527,342 current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17,255 current LCU, 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 per capita (current LCU) (UNESCO Institute) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17,255 current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 20,793 current LCU | +20.5% |
| 1982 | 23,855 current LCU | +14.7% |
| 1983 | 27,940 current LCU | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 31,602 current LCU | +13.1% |
| 1985 | 35,256 current LCU | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 42,758 current LCU | +21.3% |
| 1987 | 47,667 current LCU | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 52,720 current LCU | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 57,385 current LCU | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 57,673 current LCU | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 59,606 current LCU | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 61,972 current LCU | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 98,318 current LCU | +58.6% |
| 1994 | 81,095 current LCU | -17.5% |
| 1995 | 89,072 current LCU | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 96,564 current LCU | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 104,783 current LCU | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 115,254 current LCU | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 135,264 current LCU | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 138,659 current LCU | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 149,108 current LCU | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 152,089 current LCU | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 164,998 current LCU | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 167,868 current LCU | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 171,508 current LCU | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 190,395 current LCU | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 262,913 current LCU | +38.1% |
| 2008 | 287,390 current LCU | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 286,107 current LCU | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 286,144 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 305,931 current LCU | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 309,983 current LCU | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 318,571 current LCU | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 315,929 current LCU | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 327,953 current LCU | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 348,210 current LCU | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 369,129 current LCU | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 392,700 current LCU | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 423,361 current LCU | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 335,356 current LCU | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 365,094 current LCU | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 447,694 current LCU | +22.6% |
| 2023 | 489,084 current LCU | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 527,342 current LCU | +7.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 527,342 current LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 124,528 current LCU, 4.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 527,342 current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 598,763 current LCU, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GNI per capita (current LCU) (UNESCO Institute) 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 | +58.6% | 61,972 current LCU | 98,318 current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35,723 current LCU | 17,255 current LCU | 57,385 current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 89,960 current LCU | 57,673 current LCU | 135,264 current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 197,104 current LCU | 138,659 current LCU | 287,390 current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 339,791 current LCU | 286,144 current LCU | 423,361 current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 432,914 current LCU | 335,356 current LCU | 527,342 current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 62 Guinea-Bissau 588,221 current LCU compare
- 63 Burkina Faso 572,675 current LCU compare
- 64 Macao 530,074 current LCU compare
- 66 Denmark 512,350 current LCU compare
- 67 North Macedonia 501,963 current LCU compare
- 68 Turkey 501,562 current LCU 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)
- Population growth rate -1.01 (2100)
- Population density 103.46 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 14,689 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.01 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gni per capita in Cape Verde?
- Gni per capita in Cape Verde was 527,342 current LCU in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gni per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 527,342 current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest gni per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,255 current LCU in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gni per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 65th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gni 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of GNI per capita (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release