Statistical data (Cape Verde)
Economic Indicators
| 2017(a) | 2018(a) | 2019(a) | 2020(b) | |
| Surface area (sq. km) | 4,033 | 4,033 | 4,033 | 4,033 |
| Population (thousand) | 537 | 544 | 550 | – |
| GDP (US$ million) | 1,772.7 | 1,986.4 | 1,979.4(b) | – |
| Real GDP growth rate (%) | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.4(b) | -1.3 |
| Total exports (US$ million) | 189.6 | 273.2 | 265.7 | 235.2 |
| Total imports (US$ million) | -849.4 | -959.6 | -931.2 | -781.2 |
| Consumer Price Index (%) | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Current account balance (US$ million) | -141.3 | -94.6 | -4.4 | -101.7 |
| Exchange rate (Escudo CVE : USD) | 97.8 | 93.4 | 98.5 | 100.0 |
Main export and import destinations
| Main export destinations(2018) | Proportion in total exports (%) |
| Spain | 65.0 |
| Portugal | 15.2 |
| Italy | 13.3 |
| USA | 2.5 |
| Others | 4.0 |
| Main source of import (2018) | Main source of import (2018) |
| Portugal | 43.2 |
| Spain | 14.5 |
| Belgium | 7.4 |
| The Netherlands | 6.0 |
| Others | 28.9 |
Major import and export goods
| Major export goods (2018) | Proportion in total exports (%) |
| Products of meat, fish, crustaceans, mollusks or other aquatic invertebrates | 60.9 |
| Fish, crustaceans, mollusks or other aquatic invertebrates | 18.1 |
| Footwear, leggings and similar products; parts of such products | 5.5 |
| Non-knitted or non-crocheted clothing and clothing accessories | 4.5 |
| Others | 11.0 |
| Major import goods (2018) | Proportion in total imports (%) |
| Fossil fuels, mineral oil and its distilled products; bituminous substances; mineral wax | 12.1 |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances and relevant spare parts | 7.7 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment and their parts; recorders and speakers, television image and sound recorders and replayers, parts and accessories of such products | 6.8 |
| Vehicles other than railway or tramway vehicles and their parts and accessories | 6.3 |
| Others | 67.1 |
Statistics on the trade between Mainland China and Cape Verde (US$ 10,000)
| Year | Total trade | Total exports* | Total imports** |
| 2019 | 6,420.9 | 6,418.1 | 2.9 |
| 2018 | 7,856.0 | 7,827.0 | 29.0 |
| 2017 | 6,922.9 | 6,922.1 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 4,870.2 | 4,861.9 | 8.3 |
| 2015 | 4,498.0 | 4,495.8 | 2.3 |
- Country (region) guide for foreign investment co-operation (Cape Verde) by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China
- General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China
- International Trade Center (ITC)
- SinoMaps Press
- Country Report May 2020 (Cabo Verde) by the British Economist Intelligence Unit
- Doing Business 2020 by the World Bank
