Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) was 1,735 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in Cape Verde, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Cape Verde is 1,735 SDR per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.7% on the previous year and up 150.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 1,735 SDR per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.34 SDR per person, in 1998.
That places Cape Verde 56th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 90.94 SDR per person | — |
| 1977 | 110.59 SDR per person | +21.6% |
| 1978 | 95.58 SDR per person | -13.6% |
| 1979 | 99.53 SDR per person | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 101.04 SDR per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 96.82 SDR per person | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 114.25 SDR per person | +18.0% |
| 1983 | 126.71 SDR per person | +10.9% |
| 1984 | 119.03 SDR per person | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 142.06 SDR per person | +19.4% |
| 1986 | 130.5 SDR per person | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 159.07 SDR per person | +21.9% |
| 1988 | 166.72 SDR per person | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 154.51 SDR per person | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 144.03 SDR per person | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 118.23 SDR per person | -17.9% |
| 1992 | 139.92 SDR per person | +18.3% |
| 1993 | 104.43 SDR per person | -25.4% |
| 1994 | 70.15 SDR per person | -32.8% |
| 1995 | 59.31 SDR per person | -15.4% |
| 1996 | 44.94 SDR per person | -24.2% |
| 1997 | 33.04 SDR per person | -26.5% |
| 1998 | 13.34 SDR per person | -59.6% |
| 1999 | 70.92 SDR per person | +431.7% |
| 2000 | 47.65 SDR per person | -32.8% |
| 2001 | 78.58 SDR per person | +64.9% |
| 2002 | 121.45 SDR per person | +54.5% |
| 2003 | 131.65 SDR per person | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 187.14 SDR per person | +42.1% |
| 2005 | 251.45 SDR per person | +34.4% |
| 2006 | 344.73 SDR per person | +37.1% |
| 2007 | 464.63 SDR per person | +34.8% |
| 2008 | 467.75 SDR per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 485.17 SDR per person | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 473.57 SDR per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 421.45 SDR per person | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 471.03 SDR per person | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 598.21 SDR per person | +27.0% |
| 2014 | 685.44 SDR per person | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 694.02 SDR per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 828.81 SDR per person | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 838.27 SDR per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 841.77 SDR per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,031 SDR per person | +22.5% |
| 2020 | 903.06 SDR per person | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 976.91 SDR per person | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 963.92 SDR per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1,094 SDR per person | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 1,137 SDR per person | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 1,735 SDR per person | +52.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 1,735 SDR per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,128 SDR per person, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 1,735 SDR per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91.6 SDR per person, 18.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +431.7% | 13.34 SDR per person | 70.92 SDR per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.16 SDR per person | 90.94 SDR per person | 110.59 SDR per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 131.07 SDR per person | 96.82 SDR per person | 166.72 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.83 SDR per person | 13.34 SDR per person | 144.03 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 258.02 SDR per person | 47.65 SDR per person | 485.17 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 688.37 SDR per person | 421.45 SDR per person | 1,031 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,135 SDR per person | 903.06 SDR per person | 1,735 SDR 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 reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Cape Verde?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Cape Verde was 1,735 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1,735 SDR per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.34 SDR per person in 1998.
- How does Cape Verde rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 56th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.1%. 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 Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 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
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.