Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita was 9.88 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita in Cape Verde, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per capita in Cape Verde is 9.88 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 777.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 9.91 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Cape Verde ranks 88th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 1.32 units per person | — |
| 1980 | 2.29 units per person | +73.4% |
| 1981 | 2.06 units per person | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 1.92 units per person | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 2.95 units per person | +53.2% |
| 1984 | 2.72 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 3 units per person | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0034 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0038 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0034 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0059 units per person | +82.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0056 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0135 units per person | +140.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0146 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0151 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0475 units per person | +215.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0494 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0513 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0495 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0499 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0487 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0484 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0484 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.25 units per person | +2486.8% |
| 2014 | 1.18 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.13 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.09 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 9.83 units per person | +800.7% |
| 2018 | 9.59 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 9.53 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 9.91 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 9.59 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 9.14 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 9.29 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 9.23 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 9.88 units per person | +7.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 9.88 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.2 units per person, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 9.88 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.52 units per person, 6.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +2486.8% | 0.0484 units per person | 1.25 units per person |
| 2017 | +800.7% | 1.09 units per person | 9.83 units per person |
| 2005 | +215.4% | 0.0151 units per person | 0.0475 units per person |
| 2002 | +140.6% | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0135 units per person |
| 1986 | -100.0% | 3 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2000 | +82.3% | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0059 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1319 units per person | 0 units per person | 1.32 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.49 units per person | 0 units per person | 3 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0302 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0513 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.37 units per person | 0.0484 units per person | 9.83 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.51 units per person | 9.14 units per person | 9.91 units 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, 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)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per capita in Cape Verde was 9.88 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 9.91 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Cape Verde rank for reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 88th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 777.5%. 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 position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve position in the IMF, 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 position in the IMF, US dollar ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar 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 position in the IMF, 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.