Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) was 0.7176 US dollar per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) in Cape Verde, 2004–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
In 2025, reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in Cape Verde stood at 0.7176 US dollar per person.
The figure is up 297.2% on the previous year and down 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in Cape Verde peaked at 25.45 US dollar per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 US dollar per person, in 2006.
That places Cape Verde 141st out of 160 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0669 US dollar per person | — |
| 2005 | 0.0478 US dollar per person | -28.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0063 US dollar per person | -86.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2371 US dollar per person | +3686.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4724 US dollar per person | +99.2% |
| 2009 | 25.45 US dollar per person | +5287.6% |
| 2010 | 20.34 US dollar per person | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 14.99 US dollar per person | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 10.16 US dollar per person | -32.2% |
| 2013 | 5.48 US dollar per person | -46.0% |
| 2014 | 3.03 US dollar per person | -44.7% |
| 2015 | 2.22 US dollar per person | -27.0% |
| 2016 | 2.11 US dollar per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0368 US dollar per person | -98.3% |
| 2018 | 0.024 US dollar per person | -34.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1523 US dollar per person | +534.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1069 US dollar per person | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 0.091 US dollar per person | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1696 US dollar per person | +86.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1176 US dollar per person | -30.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1806 US dollar per person | +53.6% |
| 2025 | 0.7176 US dollar per person | +297.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.7176 US dollar per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72 US dollar per person, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.7176 US dollar per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.86 US dollar per person, 7% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) 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 | +5287.6% | 0.4724 US dollar per person | 25.45 US dollar per person |
| 2007 | +3686.1% | 0.0063 US dollar per person | 0.2371 US dollar per person |
| 2019 | +534.3% | 0.024 US dollar per person | 0.1523 US dollar per person |
| 2025 | +297.2% | 0.1806 US dollar per person | 0.7176 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.38 US dollar per person | 0.0063 US dollar per person | 25.45 US dollar per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.85 US dollar per person | 0.024 US dollar per person | 20.34 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2306 US dollar per person | 0.091 US dollar per person | 0.7176 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in Cape Verde?
- Reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in Cape Verde was 0.7176 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 25.45 US dollar per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 US dollar per person in 2006.
- How does Cape Verde rank for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us)?
- Cape Verde ranks 141st out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.6%. 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 Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) International Monetary Fund
- 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
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.