Cabo Verde: Exports of goods and services (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Cabo Verde's exports of goods and services (current US$) rose 10.8% on 2024 (from US$1.16 billion to US$1.28 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +12.7% and a typical year strayed about 21.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 77.6% in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 56.2% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 18% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Cabo Verde had the 125th highest value of the 137 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Cabo Verde in the 2025 ranking

• Niger — 122nd of 137: US$3.41 billion
• Seychelles — 123rd of 137: US$1.9 billion
• Sierra Leone — 124th of 137: US$1.56 billion
• Lesotho — 126th of 137: US$1.27 billion
• Sudan — 127th of 137: US$663.62 million
• Central African Republic — 128th of 137: US$593.13 million

What this measures

Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Limitations: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total. Data on exports and imports are compiled from customs reports and balance of payments data.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 46 values

Exports of goods and services (current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$28.07 billion (2025)
• Benin — US$4.19 billion (2025)
• Botswana — US$6.38 billion (2025)
• Burkina Faso — US$9.67 billion (2025)
• Cameroon — US$7.71 billion (2025)
• Central African Republic — US$593.13 million (2025)
• Chad — US$6.32 billion (2025)
• Comoros — US$168.75 million (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$39.52 billion (2025)
• Congo, Rep.

More economic policy & debt data for Cabo Verde

• Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$42.27 million (2023)
• Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$33.96 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$101.71 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$101.71 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$101.71 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$101.71 million (2023)
• Net ODA received per capita (current US$) — US$194.72 (2023)
• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI)

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Questions people ask

What is Cabo Verde's exports of goods and services (current US$)?

US$1.28 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1980?

It is up 5,183% from US$24.29 million in 1980 (9.22% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.28 billion in 2025 and the lowest US$24.29 million in 1980.

How does Cabo Verde rank?

125th highest of 137 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in exports of goods and services (current US$) unusual for Cabo Verde?

In 2025, Cabo Verde's exports of goods and services (current US$) rose 10.8% on 2024 (from US$1.16 billion to US$1.28 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +12.7% and a typical year strayed about 21.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.EXP.GNFS.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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