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Cabo Verde · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Cabo Verde

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Praia Upper middle income Nation age 51 years (since 1975) i CPV · CV
NationsTree Index 2025 i46.9100th of 196 Tree height 2025 i1.5 msee ranking Military strength i3percentile
Population i527,326172nd of 217 Area i4,030 km²171st of 216 GDP i$3.06 bn181st of 210 GDP (PPP) i$6.42 bn intl.171st of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$12,165 intl.133rd of 199 Life expectancy i76.2 years98th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i47
Strength · trunk i13
Quality of life · crown i49
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i55
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i94
CSV

In short

Cabo Verde is 100th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 46.9 out of 100; its tree is 1.5 m tall.

It has 527,326 people and an economy of $6.42 bn at purchasing power parity, 171st of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Government budget balance (28th of 192), GDP growth (32nd of 210) and Control of corruption (41st of 207).

Its weakest positions: General government gross debt (177th of 189), High-tech exports (146th of 168) and Unemployment (161st of 187).

Over five years it climbed from 132nd to 100th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 4,030 171st/216
Land area ikm² 4,030 169th/216
Population ipeople 527,326 172nd/217
Population growth i% 0.47% 140th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 130.2 85th/216
Urban population i% 77.6% 67th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 24.7% 96th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 7.2% 123rd/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $3.06 bn 181st/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $6.42 bn 171st/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $5.48 bn 171st/199
GDP per person iUSD $5,796 133rd/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $12,165 133rd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $5,590 124th/201
GDP growth i% 6.3% 32nd/210
Inflation i% 2.3% 70th/180
Unemployment i% 11.9% 161st/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 115.4% 177th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP 1.1% 28th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 5.0% 107th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 10.7% 181st/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 5.2% 151st/192
Services i% of GDP 67.9% 43rd/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $1.28 bn 157th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $1.63 bn 162nd/182
Exports i% of GDP 42.0% 72nd/183
Imports i% of GDP 53.4% 71st/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 95.3% 69th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 165th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 13.6% 124th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 86.4% 9th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 171st/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 1.2% 146th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 3.4% 48th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 5.0% 41st/196

Natural resources

61
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 17.7% 29th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 17.18% 1st/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.48% 71st/209
Arable land i% of land area 18.0% 60th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 577 152nd/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 180,000 154th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $169.0 m 133rd/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 39.9% 20th/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 76.2 98th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 11.1 80th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.73 114th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.2 83rd/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 93% 81st/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 33.7% 128th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 96.4% 75th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 29.7%2007
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 10.5% 127th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 5.8% 108th/193
Adult literacy i% 88.5% 55th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 24.3%2018
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.668 135th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 42.42015
Extreme poverty i% of population 14.6%2015

Infrastructure & digital

35
Access to electricity i% of population 98.4% 140th/215
Internet users i% of population 74.7% 113th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 112 117th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 8.3 123rd/208
Air passengers carried ipassengers 71,784 140th/161

Environment & energy

47
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 1.29 72nd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 21.8% 100th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 20.2 119th/200
Forest area i% of land area 12.5% 152nd/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 2082007

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 62.8 63rd/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 66.3 41st/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 66.1 73rd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 80.7 52nd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 55.6 93rd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 73.9 47th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 7.0 109th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $20.1 m 152nd/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 0.7% 136th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 2.3% 137th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 1,000 161st/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.51% 114th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 3.0 m2019

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.07%2011
Patent applications by residents iapplications 1 126th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 18 174th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Cabo Verde — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/cabo-verde. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Cabo Verde — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/cabo-verde. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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