Real GDP Growth: Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde's real gdp growth is currently 4.8% as of 2026. # Cabo Verde Real GDP Growth Cabo Verde's real GDP growth reached 4.
Current (2026)
4.8%
-7.7% y/y
Peak (2022)
15.8%
Low (2020)
-20.8%
Source
IMF World Economic Outlook
1980–2026 · 51 pts
Real GDP Growth — Cabo Verde
1980 — 2026
Real GDP Growth — Cabo Verde
Analysis# Cabo Verde Real GDP Growth
Cabo Verde's real GDP growth reached 4.8% in 2026, marking a stabilization after volatile swings over the past decade. The nation's all-time peak of 15.8% in 2022 stands in stark contrast to its catastrophic low of -20.8% in 2020, driven by pandemic-related economic collapse. Since 1980, Cabo Verde has experienced a net decline of 9.4 percentage points in growth rates, reflecting structural challenges in this small island economy.
The most dramatic inflection point occurred between 2020 and 2022, when the economy rebounded sharply from pandemic devastation to record expansion. Growth has since moderated to sustainable levels, ranging between 4.8% and 7.2% from 2023 through 2026. This recent trajectory suggests Cabo Verde is settling into steady mid-single-digit growth, a healthier baseline than the extreme volatility that characterized the 2020-2022 period.
Historical Data
51 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 4.5% | -4.26% |
| 2029 | 4.7% | +0.00% |
| 2028 | 4.7% | -2.08% |
| 2027 | 4.8% | +0.00% |
| 2026 | 4.8% | -7.69% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | -27.78% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | +50.00% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -69.62% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +125.71% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +133.65% |
| 2020 | -20.8% | -401.45% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +86.49% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -19.57% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +6.98% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +377.78% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +28.57% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +16.67% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -45.45% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -71.79% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +116.67% |
Show all 51 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.8% | +220.00% |
| 2009 | -1.5% | -121.43% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -53.95% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +67.03% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +56.90% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +18.37% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -34.67% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +41.51% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -13.11% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | -16.44% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | -38.66% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | +41.67% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | +10.53% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | +13.43% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | -10.67% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | +8.70% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | -5.48% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | +143.33% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +114.29% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | +100.00% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -87.72% |
| 1989 | 5.7% | -5.00% |
| 1988 | 6.0% | +39.53% |
| 1987 | 4.3% | +48.28% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | -66.28% |
| 1985 | 8.6% | +126.32% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | -60.00% |
| 1983 | 9.5% | +239.29% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | -67.06% |
| 1981 | 8.5% | +60.38% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | — |
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