Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) was 0.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Cape Verde, 2007–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Cape Verde stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.8% on the previous year and down 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 0.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.
That places Cape Verde 123rd out of 128 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.1% | — |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +213.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +91.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -56.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -43.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +27.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.0%, 1% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.7%, 3% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +213.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 120 East Timor 0.2% compare
- 121 Guinea 0.2% compare
- 122 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2% compare
- 124 Tunisia 0.1% compare
- 125 Tanzania 0.1% compare
- 126 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 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 gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Cape Verde?
- Gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Cape Verde was 0.2% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
- How does Cape Verde rank for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 123rd out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP. Debt liabilities cover (1) bonds, debentures, notes, etc., and (2) money market or negotiable debt instruments. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LEDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).