Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 0.4076 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Cape Verde, 2004–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.4076 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 44.9% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Cape Verde peaked at 0.4076 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1506 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2004.
That places Cape Verde 14th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.1506 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2005 | 0.1793 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2298 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +28.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2295 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2001 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2053 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2083 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1597 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2028 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +27.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2337 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2483 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.282 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3046 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3074 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2721 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3263 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3545 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2969 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2812 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2854 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2813 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.4076 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +44.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.4076 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2038 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.4076 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0972 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 4.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1991 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1506 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2298 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2545 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1597 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3263 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3178 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2812 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4076 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 11 Thailand 0.4202 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Afghanistan 0.4183 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Czechia 0.4142 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Cambodia 0.3803 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 East Timor 0.3775 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Lesotho 0.3739 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, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Cape Verde?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Cape Verde was 0.4076 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4076 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1506 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2004.
- How does Cape Verde rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- Cape Verde ranks 14th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. 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, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.