Cape Verde
General information
Capital: Praia
Currency unit: Cabo Verde escudo
Official language: Portuguese
Area: 4,030 km²
Population in million: 543,767.0
GDP per capita (current US dollars): 3,635
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $): 7,454
Demography
Labor force participation rate (% of total population ages 15+): 69.1
Annual growth rate of the population: 1.2 %
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births): 16.7 %
Life expectancy at birth: 72.6 ans
Youth literacy rate Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24): 88 %
Production
Gross domestic product (GDP) in billions of US dollars: 1,976,810,000.00
Agriculture value added of GDP: 5.3
Industry value added of GDP: 19.2
Services value added of GDP: 4.4
Trade
Total exports in billions of US dollars: 101,971.00
Total imports in billions of US dollars: 843,705.00
Major manufactured products (as % of total exports) :
Parts of footwear (6.91 %)
Men's suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers and trousers (3.88 %)
T-shirts, singlets and other vests (2.11 %)
Men's underpants, briefs, nightshirts and pyjamas (1.91 %)
Weight of major primary products excluding minerals and oil (as % of total exports) :
Frozen fish (37.02 %)
Prepared or preserved fish (32.39 %)
Global Sustainable Competitiveness Indicator
The indicator highlights the scores of each of the three pillars of the sustainable competitiveness. A larger area means a higher score (0-100) and therefore a more favorable economic situation.
| 2020 | Cape Verde | |
|---|---|---|
| Global Sustainable Competitiveness Indicator | 61 | |
| National attractiveness Cape Verde: 68 | 68 | |
| Price competitiveness Cape Verde: 54 | 54 | |
| Durability and resistance to vulnerabilities Cape Verde: 61 | 61 | |
| Revealed competitivenes and economic performances Cape Verde: - | - |
National attractiveness
| 2020 | Cape Verde | |
|---|---|---|
| National attractiveness | 68 | |
| Infrastructures Cape Verde: 59 | 59 | |
| Market Cape Verde: 21 | 21 | |
| Human and financial capital Cape Verde: 70 | 70 | |
| Political and economic governance Cape Verde: 95 | 95 |
Price competitiveness
| Cape Verde | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price competitiveness | 54 | |
| Macroeconomic competitiveness Cape Verde: 38 | 38 | |
| Products competitiveness Cape Verde: 75 | 75 |
Durability and resistance to vulnerabilities
| 2020 | Cape Verde | |
|---|---|---|
| Durability and resistance to vulnerabilities | 61 | |
| Economical vulnerability Cape Verde: 65 | 65 | |
| Physical Vulnerability to Climate Change Index (PVCCI) Cape Verde: 52 | 52 | |
| Internal Violence Index (IVI) Cape Verde: 4 | 4 |
Revealed competitivenes and economic performances
| Cape Verde | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revealed competitivenes and economic performances | - | |
| Weighted market shares index of the 5 major exported primary products (except oil and ores) Cape Verde: >2,000 | >2,000 | |
| Weighted market shares index of the 5 major exported manufactured products Cape Verde: 77 | 77 |