Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre was 0.0017 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, 1977–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.0017 units per square kilometre for total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0026 units per square kilometre in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1998.
That places Cape Verde 22nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -42.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -32.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -59.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +352.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +56.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2020 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2021 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 19 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0027 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Bahrain 0.0019 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Mauritius 0.0019 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0015 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Lebanon 0.0013 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Brunei Darussalam 0.001 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Cape Verde?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre in Cape Verde was 0.0017 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 units per square kilometre in 1977.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Cape Verde rank for total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 22nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total reserves in months of imports International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.