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GDP per Capita: Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde's gdp per capita is currently $6,069.475 as of 2026. # Cabo Verde GDP per Capita Cabo Verde's GDP per capita reached 6,069.

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GDP per capita measures economic output per person, not personal wealth or living standards. It can be substantially inflated where a large share of output is generated by multinational corporations or by cross-border workers who are not counted in the resident population. Ireland's figure, for example, is raised by multinational profit-shifting — its own statistics office reports a modified measure (GNI*) for this reason — and Luxembourg's by commuters who contribute to GDP but live abroad. For comparing living standards, GDP per capita at purchasing power parity (PPP) is more reliable.

Current (2026)
$6,069.475
+7.0% y/y
Peak (2026)
$6,069.475
Low (1984)
$493.568
Source
IMF World Economic Outlook
19802026 · 51 pts

GDP per CapitaCabo Verde

19802026

GDP per Capita — Cabo Verde
493.568USD2,310.196USD4,126.823USD5,943.451USD7,760.079USD198019902000201020202030LowPeak
Analysis# Cabo Verde GDP per Capita Cabo Verde's GDP per capita reached 6,069.475 USD in 2026, marking the nation's all-time peak. This represents a dramatic 966.3% increase since 1980, when the metric stood at just 493.568 USD. The island nation has transformed from one of the world's poorest economies into a lower-middle-income country over four decades of sustained development. The recovery from the 2020 pandemic downturn exemplifies Cabo Verde's resilience. GDP per capita dropped to 3,646.827 USD that year but rebounded sharply thereafter, averaging annual gains of approximately 6–8% from 2021 through 2026. The consistent upward trajectory suggests continued momentum, with projections pointing toward further growth as economic diversification and tourism development intensify.

Historical Data

51 Rows
YearValueChange %
2030$7,760.079+6.09%
2029$7,314.311+6.37%
2028$6,876.585+6.33%
2027$6,467.372+6.56%
2026$6,069.475+7.03%
2025$5,671.001+6.42%
2024$5,328.899+8.47%
2023$4,912.817+10.51%
2022$4,445.469+9.16%
2021$4,072.362+11.67%
2020$3,646.827-19.04%
2019$4,504.665+1.64%
2018$4,431.844+9.98%
2017$4,029.572+7.50%
2016$3,748.574+5.28%
2015$3,560.703-14.78%
2014$4,178.127+0.08%
2013$4,174.748+5.46%
2012$3,958.495-7.06%
2011$4,259.084+11.54%
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YearValueChange %
2010$3,818.598-2.55%
2009$3,918.604-6.47%
2008$4,189.744+17.52%
2007$3,565.274+12.31%
2006$3,174.469+2.70%
2005$3,090.988+8.86%
2004$2,839.287+12.48%
2003$2,524.325+25.25%
2002$2,015.386+7.48%
2001$1,875.159+10.99%
2000$1,689.524-1.15%
1999$1,709.177+4.74%
1998$1,631.763+4.01%
1997$1,568.812-2.63%
1996$1,611.23+4.57%
1995$1,540.817+23.56%
1994$1,247.034+4.79%
1993$1,190.076-12.25%
1992$1,356.281+5.58%
1991$1,284.552+4.91%
1990$1,224.464+21.63%
1989$1,006.712+0.95%
1988$997.269+19.23%
1987$836.444+22.05%
1986$685.354+26.40%
1985$542.224+9.86%
1984$493.568-0.18%
1983$494.441-5.29%
1982$522.032-21.95%
1981$668.809+17.50%
1980$569.223

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