Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Total reserves in months of imports, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Cape Verde, 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Cape Verde stood at 0 units per person.
The figure is up 44.2% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0 units per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1998.
Cape Verde ranks 15th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -28.8% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -12.7% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -12.3% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -27.0% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +30.2% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +29.8% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -19.8% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -17.9% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -20.2% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -43.5% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -33.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -22.5% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -33.5% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -59.8% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +345.3% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +53.7% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +38.5% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -27.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +26.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +31.3% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +32.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +25.9% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +26.6% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -19.3% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -11.0% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +44.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 21.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 91.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves in months of imports, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +345.3% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 12 Seychelles 0 units per person compare
- 13 Brunei 0 units per person compare
- 14 Saint Lucia 0 units per person compare
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 0 units per person compare
- 17 Iceland 0 units per person compare
- 18 Macao 0 units per person 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 total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Cape Verde was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1998.
- How does Cape Verde rank for total reserves in months of imports, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 15th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. 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 in months of imports, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves in months of imports 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 in months of imports ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves in months of imports International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- 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 in months of imports divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.