Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market) was 1,743 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita in Cape Verde, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Cape Verde stood at 1,743 SDR per person. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 52.4% on the previous year and up 150.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 1,743 SDR per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.43 SDR per person, in 1998.
Cape Verde ranks 79th of 179 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.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market) 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 | 100.56 SDR per person | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 102.83 SDR per person | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 99.13 SDR per person | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 116.44 SDR per person | +17.5% |
| 1983 | 129.85 SDR per person | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 122.09 SDR per person | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 145.09 SDR per person | +18.8% |
| 1986 | 130.78 SDR per person | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 159.27 SDR per person | +21.8% |
| 1988 | 166.81 SDR per person | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 154.62 SDR per person | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 144.11 SDR per person | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 118.34 SDR per person | -17.9% |
| 1992 | 140.04 SDR per person | +18.3% |
| 1993 | 104.49 SDR per person | -25.4% |
| 1994 | 70.26 SDR per person | -32.8% |
| 1995 | 59.36 SDR per person | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 45.05 SDR per person | -24.1% |
| 1997 | 33.09 SDR per person | -26.5% |
| 1998 | 13.43 SDR per person | -59.4% |
| 1999 | 70.95 SDR per person | +428.3% |
| 2000 | 47.74 SDR per person | -32.7% |
| 2001 | 78.62 SDR per person | +64.7% |
| 2002 | 121.46 SDR per person | +54.5% |
| 2003 | 131.66 SDR per person | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 187.2 SDR per person | +42.2% |
| 2005 | 251.52 SDR per person | +34.4% |
| 2006 | 344.77 SDR per person | +37.1% |
| 2007 | 464.81 SDR per person | +34.8% |
| 2008 | 468.09 SDR per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 501.44 SDR per person | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 486.81 SDR per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 431.25 SDR per person | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 477.66 SDR per person | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 602.59 SDR per person | +26.2% |
| 2014 | 688.35 SDR per person | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 696.43 SDR per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 831.21 SDR per person | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 845.21 SDR per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 848.68 SDR per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,038 SDR per person | +22.3% |
| 2020 | 991.65 SDR per person | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 1,064 SDR per person | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 1,055 SDR per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1,196 SDR per person | +13.4% |
| 2024 | 1,144 SDR per person | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 1,743 SDR per person | +52.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 1,743 SDR per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,386 SDR per person, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 1,743 SDR per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.99 SDR per person, 17.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market) 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 | +428.3% | 13.43 SDR per person | 70.95 SDR per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.42 SDR per person | 90.94 SDR per person | 110.59 SDR per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 132.69 SDR per person | 99.13 SDR per person | 166.81 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.91 SDR per person | 13.43 SDR per person | 144.11 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 259.73 SDR per person | 47.74 SDR per person | 501.44 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 694.63 SDR per person | 431.25 SDR per person | 1,038 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,199 SDR per person | 991.65 SDR per person | 1,743 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 total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Cape Verde?
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Cape Verde was 1,743 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1,743 SDR per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.43 SDR per person in 1998.
- How does Cape Verde rank for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 79th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.3%. 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 Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 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
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.