Broad money (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Broad money (current LCU), per capita was 534,254 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Broad money (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 534,254 current LCU per person for broad money (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 534,254 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,315 current LCU per person, in 1976.
Cape Verde ranks 42nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money (current LCU), per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3,315 current LCU per person | — |
| 1977 | 4,594 current LCU per person | +38.6% |
| 1978 | 5,221 current LCU per person | +13.7% |
| 1979 | 5,856 current LCU per person | +12.2% |
| 1980 | 7,415 current LCU per person | +26.6% |
| 1981 | 8,195 current LCU per person | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 10,138 current LCU per person | +23.7% |
| 1983 | 11,785 current LCU per person | +16.2% |
| 1984 | 12,301 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 13,899 current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 15,758 current LCU per person | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 15,769 current LCU per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 16,530 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 17,834 current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 19,420 current LCU per person | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 20,734 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 26,324 current LCU per person | +27.0% |
| 1993 | 48,855 current LCU per person | +85.6% |
| 1994 | 53,727 current LCU per person | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 60,102 current LCU per person | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 66,007 current LCU per person | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 71,339 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 71,587 current LCU per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 82,336 current LCU per person | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 91,642 current LCU per person | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 99,025 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 111,472 current LCU per person | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 119,438 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 130,428 current LCU per person | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 149,221 current LCU per person | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 174,110 current LCU per person | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 190,686 current LCU per person | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 203,016 current LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 208,059 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 217,737 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 226,980 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 241,050 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 268,419 current LCU per person | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 288,324 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 306,266 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 331,756 current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 353,105 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 357,664 current LCU per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 387,361 current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 401,534 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 412,148 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 433,466 current LCU per person | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 458,363 current LCU per person | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 491,445 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 534,254 current LCU per person | +8.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 534,254 current LCU per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 128,261 current LCU per person, 4.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 534,254 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 228,280 current LCU per person, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broad money (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 | +85.6% | 26,324 current LCU per person | 48,855 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,747 current LCU per person | 3,315 current LCU per person | 5,856 current LCU per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 12,963 current LCU per person | 7,415 current LCU per person | 17,834 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 52,043 current LCU per person | 19,420 current LCU per person | 82,336 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 147,710 current LCU per person | 91,642 current LCU per person | 208,059 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 297,866 current LCU per person | 217,737 current LCU per person | 387,361 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 455,202 current LCU per person | 401,534 current LCU per person | 534,254 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 39 Equatorial Guinea 562,085 current LCU per person compare
- 40 Burundi 556,366 current LCU per person compare
- 41 Uruguay 534,607 current LCU per person compare
- 43 Russia 518,330 current LCU per person compare
- 44 Sweden 470,434 current LCU per person compare
- 45 Angola 456,452 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Cape Verde
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 9.88 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 7.21 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 9.88 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde?
- Broad money (current lcu), per capita in Cape Verde was 534,254 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest broad money (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 534,254 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest broad money (current lcu), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,315 current LCU per person in 1976.
- How does Cape Verde rank for broad money (current lcu), per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 42nd out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.4%. 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 Broad money (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Broad money (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.
Broad money (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Broad money International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- 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
Broad money (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.