Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.4095 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, 2004–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.4095 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 44.6% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 0.4095 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1507 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2004.
Cape Verde ranks 19th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.1507 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2005 | 0.1794 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2298 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +28.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2296 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2002 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2123 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.214 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1642 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2062 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2358 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2504 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2835 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3063 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3106 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2744 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3285 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3907 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3278 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2963 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3004 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2831 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 0.4095 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +44.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.4095 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2254 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.4095 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1224 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 3.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2003 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1507 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2298 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2574 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1642 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3285 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3346 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2831 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4095 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 16 Czechia 0.4511 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Uzbekistan 0.451 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 0.4239 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Aruba 0.3981 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Israel 0.3758 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Jordan 0.3736 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Cape Verde was 0.4095 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4095 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1507 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2004.
- How does Cape Verde rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 19th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.